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Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing helps protect workers from burns caused by electric arcs or flash fires. Carhartt®'s flame-resistant clothing meets NFPA-70E, ASTM and OSHA standards, and delivers the durability, comfort and practicality that America's workers have come to expect from Carhartt®. If you don't find the FR garment you are looking for here, contact Technical Product Support.
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General FAQ's About Carhartt® Flame-resistant Workwear
1. Who is Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing designed for?
2. How does Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing help protect against burn injury?
3. Can the flame-resistant chemicals be washed out?
4. Will non-treated 100% cotton and other natural fibers help protect against possible burn injury?
5. What is NFPA70E?
6. What is NESC?
7. What is ATPV?
8. What is EBT?
9. What is HRC?
10. What is OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269?
11. What is ASTM F1506?
12. Does Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing meet protective clothing standards?
13. Who should determine what Arc Thermal Performance Value/Hazard Risk Category an FR user should be wearing?
14. Can Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing be used for wildland fire fighting?
15. What is NFPA 2112?
16. Is Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing recommended for welding?
17. How do you care for Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing?
1. Who is Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing designed for?
Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing is designed for electricians and workers in the utility, oil, gas and petrochemical fields who are at risk of exposure to electric arc and flash fires, which could cause severe or fatal burn injuries. Some typical candidates for flame-resistant clothing include: electric linemen, pipeline and refinery workers, as well as industrial electricians.
2. How does Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing help protect against burn injury?
Wearing flame-resistant clothing will provide thermal protection, which if exposed to electric arcs or flash fires, will self-extinguish after the source of ignition is removed, limiting the degree of burn and body burn percentage. The flame-resistant fabrics are impregnated with chemicals that extinguish flames and help char the fabric. It is not designed to be flame proof; however, it is flame-resistant.
3. Can the flame-resistant chemicals be washed out?
No. Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing is guaranteed to be flame-resistant for the useful life of the garment; regardless of the number of washings (servicings) in either the home or industrial laundering, provided the garment care instructions are followed.
4. Will non-treated 100% cotton and other natural fibers help protect against possible burn injury?
Non-treated cotton and wool are flammable fibers. If exposed to electric arcs and flash fires, these materials will continue to burn causing possible severe injury and death.
5. What is NFPA70E?
The National Fire Protection Agency's (NFPA) 70E is the Standard for Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces. NFPA70E requires employees to wear flame resistant protective clothing wherever there is a possible exposure to electric arc flash. Although it is a voluntary standard, NFPA70E is considered a "generally accepted industry standard" and thus OSHA will fine companies under the general duty clause, which requires employers to take the appropriate steps to protect workers. NFPA70E is widely accepted throughout general manufacturing as well as the electrical industries. NFPA 70E requires employers to perform a flash hazard analysis to determine the flash protection boundary distance. The standard is designed to protect employees working inside these flash protection boundaries by requiring protective clothing for the corresponding Hazard/Risk Category (HRC) that has an arc thermal performance value (ATPV) of a least the value listed in the "Protective Clothing Characteristics" section of the standard.
6. What is NESC?
The National Electric Safety Code (NESC) is the standard used by electric utilities to implement safety procedures for utility workers. NESC is also the standard OSHA uses when enforcing electrical utility safety. The latest revision, NESC 2007, includes flame-resistant clothing as a requirement. Similar to NFPA70E, the NESC standard requires utilities to perform a risk assessment and then to require workers to wear flame-resistant clothing with an effective rating equal to the risk. NESC is effective starting January, 2009.
7. What is ATPV?
Arc Thermal Performance Value (ATPV) is a rating assigned to FRC indicating the level of protection provided. Higher fabric weights typically have higher ATPV's and provide increased protection as does the layering of flame-resistant clothing. ATPV is measured in calories per centimeter squared (cal/cm2).
8. What is EBT?
Like ATPV, Breakopen Threshold Energy (EBT) is a rating assigned to FRC indicating the level of protection provided. EBT is used when ATPV cannot be measured due to flame-resistant fabric breakopen. EBT is also measured in calories per centimeter squared (cal/cm2).
9. What is HRC?
Hazard Risk Category (HRC) is a rating range directly related to ATPV. There are 5 HRCs ranging from 0 to 4, with a hazard risk of 0 presenting the least risk and a hazard risk of 4 being the greatest risk.
10. What is OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) 29 CFR1910.269 covers the operation and maintenance of electric power generation, control, transformation, transmission and distribution lines and equipment. Part (l) (6) (iii) states: "The employer shall ensure that each employee who is exposed to the hazards of flames or electric arc does not wear clothing that, when exposed to flames or electric arcs, could increase the extent of the injury that would be sustained by the employee." This is the only federal law relating to FR clothing for electrical purposes. It is currently being rewritten and is expected to closely mirror NFPA70E. Once approved, flame-resistant clothing requirements would become law.
11. What is ASTM F1506?
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) developed F1506, the Standard Performance Specification for Flame Resistant Textile Material for Wearing Apparel for Use by Electrical Workers Exposed to Momentary Electric Arc and Related Thermal Hazards. This is a pass/fail standard that requires a sample of flame-resistant fabric to self extinguish with a < 2 second afterflame and a < 6" char length. The FR fabric must also stand up to these requirements after 25 washes/dry cleaning. All Carhartt® flame-resistant garments meet the ASTM F1506 requirement.
12. Does Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing meet protective clothing standards?
Yes, Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing meets the requirements of ASTM F1506, NFPA-70E and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269.
13. Who should determine what Arc Thermal Performance Value/Hazard Risk Category an FR user should be wearing?
The ATPV/HRC protection level worn by an FR user should be determined by the user's employer. The employer must do a hazard risk assessment for the user's job and inform them of the protection level needed. This should never be determined by the apparel manufacturer (Carhartt®) or the retailer.
14. Can Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing be used for wildland fire fighting?
Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing has not been tested to meet the requirements of NFPA 1977, The Standard for Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting, therefore, Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing is not recommended for this use.
15. What is NFPA 2112?
The National Fire Protection Agency's (NFPA) 2112 is the Standard on Flame-Resistant Garments for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Flash Fire. The standard provides requirements for design, performance, certification requirements and test methods for flame-resistant garments for use in areas at risk from flash fires.
16. Is Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing recommended for welding?
Carhartt® does not make any garments that are specifically designed to be worn while welding, or performing similar jobs that involve exposure to spark and flames. Our flame-resistant clothing will protect better than our 100% cotton or synthetic garments, because the fabric is self-extinguishing. However, flame-resistant garments are susceptible to holes and fabric burns created by sparks and metal debris generated by activities such as welding.
17. How do you care for Carhartt® flame-resistant clothing?
Flame-Resistant Clothing / Quilt-Lined
Machine wash warm at temperature not to exceed 140°F (60°C). Do not use chlorine bleach, hydrogen peroxide bleach, softeners or starch. Tumble dry low, remove promptly. Iron with low heat. Do not dry clean.
Flame-Resistant Clothing / Unlined or Twill-Lined
Machine wash warm at temperature not to exceed 165°F (74°C). Do not use chlorine bleach, hydrogen peroxide bleach, softeners or starch. Tumble dry low, remove promptly. Iron with low heat. Do not dry clean.
All information provided by Carhartt®
Carhartt® Flame-resistant Workwear Standards & Regulations
2. ASTM F1506-02ae1
Protective Clothing Chart
Hazard/Risk Category (HRC)
Required Minimum Arc Rating of PPE
NOTE: Table above adapted from 2004 NFPA 70E table 130.7 (CX11).
The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) has served as an authority in the U.S. on fire, electricity and building safety since 1896. In 1979, the NFPA published NFPA 70E, a Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. NFPA 70E is a comprehensive national consensus standard for electrical safety issues covering work practices, installation, maintenance and special equipment.
Over the years several editions of NFPA 70E have been published. The 2000 edition was the first to include electric arc flash hazard and required flame resistant clothing to protect workers against it. The most recent edition approved on February 11, 2004, added sections on personal protective equipment (PPE). OSHA recognizes NFPA 70E as an industry practice and has referenced it in citations.
Flame resistant clothing is addressed in Chapter 1 of the standard, Safety-Related Work Practices. It states that all equipment must be de-energized before being worked on unless the employer can demonstrate that de-energizing introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or operational limitations. If de-energizing the equipment is not feasible, the employer must establish a "flash protection boundary" which is the minimum distance from an arc source where a person could receive a "curable" or second degree burn if an arc flash occurred. An employer must determine the appropriate PPE including FRC required for all employees who cross the flash protection boundary. A hazard risk assessment to determine arc hazard level must be completed. NFPA 70E provides several options for determining arc hazard level and it is defined by "calories per square centimeter" or cal/cm2.
After arc hazard levels have been assigned for job tasks, required protective clothing may be determined. The table above, adapted from NFPA 70E-2004 (Table 130.7(C)(11)) gives the five hazard risk categories, corresponding required minimum arc rating of PPE and the Carhartt HRC color codes. Layering flame-resistant clothing increases thermal protection and should be considered when evaluating required PPE.
For more information or to purchase a copy of the NFPA 70E standard visit the NFPA web site.
2. ASTM F1506-02ae1
This performance specification by the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) International covers the flame resistance of textile materials to be used for wearing apparel for use by electrical workers exposed to momentary electric arc and related thermal hazards.
For ASTM standards, visit the ASTM web site.
This section of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.269 covers the operation and maintenance of electric power generation, control, transformation, transmission, and distribution lines and equipment.
Further information may be found at the OSHA web site.
Published exclusively by the IEEE, the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC®) sets the ground rules for practical safeguarding of persons during the installation, operation, or maintenance of electric supply and communication Lines and associated equipment. The NESC contains the basic provisions that are considered necessary for the safety of employees and the public under the specified conditions.
For more information, visit the IEEE Standards Association web site.
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Morning, folks, and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! 🙂 Leah the Orange here, posting for our dear Lou Mac, who's been having some SERIOUS issues with her computer, but was determined to get this totally adorbs project out into the internet world for you Odd folks to see! I'm glad she was, too, because when I saw it, I couldn't wait to share!
This leedle project here features the totally suave, and obviously romantic Kody With Flowers – he's prepared to sweep some lucky lady off her feet! Do you think it's Kaylee? Mae? Gwen? I've kinda had him paired up with Mae in my mind forEVER, because I think Kaylee might go for someone a little more… um… EDGY. Ya know?
Anywho… check out this total gorgeousness from the lovely Lou!
I spy some WASHI love here, and I'm totally diggin' on the little doodles Lou added around the die-cut! The distressing and gems add just a little interest, without being overpowering. And the sentiment? PERFECTION, espesh how she slanted "meets" ever so slightly, matching it with the little stripey flag banner. The girl's got a way with angles, no?
Well there you go. You want to create a bit of fun without putting a ton of crazy stuff on your project? Muss up your edges a bit for some subtle distressing. Add a little doodle around a frame for a hint of whimsy. Choose a fun sentiment and break it up a bit. Wrap some washi around the edges of your image to draw the eye inward. Either way, just ENJOY your crafting, and do share with us! We love seeing what you Odd folks create with your Some Odd Girl images!
That's gonna do it for today – thanks for joining us, and we'll be back again tomorrow with a new spotlight!

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No, this weeks recipe is not one that you are going to eat the same thing for a week! Don't worry, I wouldn't bore you like that. In this weeks recipe, I take a chuck roast and cook it in the trusty crockpot and get four different meals from it that should last me through the week. Here's how to do it.
1. Buy a roast that is at least 2-3 pounds. I prefer the arm roast but the only one I had on hand was a chuck roast, so that will do. My meat comes from a farmer about 20 miles away and he doesn't label the meat with weight, only the cut. But I'm guessing it was 2-3 pounds.
2. Take out your crock pot and place the meat on a rack inside the crockpot. If you don't have a rack, take out some foil and make 4-5 balls of foil, enough to keep the meat off the bottom of the crockpot. The point of this is to let the fat from the meat fall off and so the meat isn't sitting in the fat.
3. Once the meat is set up, I like to season it. I take one can of beer and pour over the meat. It will flow over the meat and sit in the bottom. This will help keep the meat juicy while it cooks. After that, I sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper. I cook it about 4 hours on high until the meat is no longer red and starts to fall off the bone. It will look something like this:
4. After the meat is fully cooked, I let it cool down before I start to shred it. During the shredding process, I cut off any fat and bones and put them aside. I just want the good meat here. You can cut it in chunks if you prefer but I like to shred it because I think it goes farther.
5. Once I have a container full of shredded meat, I can use this meat to create a weeks worth of meals (maybe more depending on what you make). This week I made:
- Vegetable Beef Soup – My recipe was similar to this except I also added some beef base to give it more flavor. I also only added about a cup of shredded beef. The good thing about this is you can use up any vegetables you have on hand. After you've eaten what you want, divide up the leftovers in 1 cup containers and freeze to eat later.
- Beef and Noodles – Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! I love beef and noodles and this recipe is so easy. Add some more veggies you have on hand to the mix or just eat them as a side. This is an awesome recipe that also makes great leftovers.
- Italian Beef – This is a little different than when you think of Italian Beef but one thing I like to do is take some of the shredded beef and put it on a hoagie roll, add a little pizza sauce and then some mozzarella cheese on top. Wrap loosely in foil (so cheese doesn't stick) and bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 min (until the cheese is melted and browned). This makes a wonderful crispy sandwich! Serve with a size of veggies or fries.
- Shredded Beef – If you just want something simple, take the shredded beef and season it with salt, pepper and garlic salt. Heat it up and serve with a baked potato or rice.
If you end up with too much meat or don't have time to eat it all, the shredded beef freezes very well. You can freeze in small portions to make any of the suggested meals on a busy night.
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Don't like Beef? Try Chicken
If you are not a big fan of beef or don't have any on hand, you can use the same concept with chicken. Cook 3-4 chicken breasts in a crockpot or in the oven. When the meat is done, let it cool and then shred the chicken. Use the chicken to make the following recipes throughout the week:
- Chicken Enchiladas – You can adjust the servings on this recipe to make just two if you are just cooking for yourself.
- White Chicken Chili – Great on a cold night!
- Mom's Overnight Casserole – I love this recipe so much. It's great for shredded chicken and you can add more veggies and omit the cheese – it's just as good!
- Chicken & Rice – Save out one chicken breast that isn't shredded and serve this meal (adjust servings accordingly).
- Shredded Chicken Nachos – Sprinkle the shredded chicken with a little bit of chili powder and mix well. Pile the chicken on your favorite chips and add black beans. Add cheese and bake at 350 degrees until the cheese is melted. Once it's out of the oven, top with lettuce, tomato and onions.


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New exhibition at Rhueart
27 May 2013 in Highland, Visual Arts & Crafts
New work by Lisa O'Brien
8th June – 14th August 2013
"Putting a pencil to paper and making a line is unexpectedly, and thankfully, life affirming.
My dad died last year, followed by my friend Joanna and our family dog, all within weeks of each other.
This is an exhibition of how drawing helped me to keep my head above water. For a few months, drawing everyday became a very centring experience and has ultimately changed the direction of my work."
For more information please visit www.rhueart.co.uk
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Everybody wants to follow Jesus until they find out where He leads them. He leads them to a cross; and tells them to pick up their own cross and follow him daily. Luke 9:23-26
What has your faith cost you?
Christianity American Style comes on the cheap. We live in one of the few nations on the planet where you can serve a God who wants to "bless you." American Style Christianity would not be able to be marketed in most places on the globe.
In fact, in many countries around the world Christianity is dangerous business. It is likely to cost you your life.
But should we be surprised? Isn't that what Jesus warned us?
"For whosever shall save his life shall lose it. But whosever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it."
Lose your life? Are you kidding?
So much for "Your Best Life Now." Only in America can that message be sold.
What has your faith cost you?
I just Googled Christian persecution around the world. Here is what I came up with. Spend some time searching these websites.
Those poor Christians around the world. If only they had been smart enough to be American none of this would have happened to them. They didn't understand that God had not appointed them unto tribulation.
American Christianity is sweet...loving...prosperous. How could the rest of the world have gotten it so wrong?
I don't mean to bore you with Scripture, but for those who might be curious, here are a few verses you might want to consider in regards to your own purpose driven life.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair. Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 2 Cor. 4:8-11
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. John 15:9
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matt. 5:10-12
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Tim. 3:12
I know, I know, I wish they weren't in the Bible as well, but they are.
Here in the good ole U. S. of A. we think persecution is when your co-worker says something mean to you...or when we can't put a manger scene on the courthouse lawn...or when they make you take down your picture of Jesus in your cubicle at work...or when your credit card is maxed out...or when Obama forces you to pay for birth control...
Really, now, what has your faith cost you?
Give the book of Acts a good read. The New Testament Church was birthed out of conflict. The preaching of the Gospel was a costly venture. Paul wrote two-thirds of the New Testament...most of it from jail. The Gospel cost all of the Apostles their lives...except for John. He merely got boiled in oil.
What is your faith costing you?
All across America Christians are calling for God to intervene in this sinful nation. Unborn babies are being slaughtered. Pornography is the most lucrative business in the world. Marriage is under attack. The Gay Mafia is bullying their way to power. Jesus is thrown out of the schools. Chrislam is the new religion. The Federal Government is the most un-Christian corporation in America. "Conservatives" support the killing of the innocent in the name of "democracy." Our dollar is worthless. Our President is the Son of Satan. Lies rule the day.
What Would Jesus Do? In His day He took a whip and cleared the temple. He spoke out against the religious leaders. He died standing up for what He believed.
What did Paul do? Why he followed Jesus' example. He spoke the Truth. He rebuked the leadership. He loved not His own life. He became a bondservant of Christ. It cost him everything. He urged us to do likewise.
"Be ye followers of me even as I also am of Christ," he exhorted us.
"Preach the Word. Be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine."
"Cry aloud, spare not, lift your voice like a trumpet and show my people their transgression..."
WWJD? He would send you.
What has your faith cost you?
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text: Press release | 2010-02-08 | 16:20 PM Energy News Europe - week 05, 2010 Baltic Russia to supply 3bn kWh of electricity through Belarus Baltic News Service, 2010-02-02 Russia's electricity exporter, Inter RAO UES, has signed an agreement with the Belarusian energy group, Belenergo, on the transit of electricity to the Baltic States. Under the agreement, Inter RAO UES, will supply 3bn kWh of electricity through the Belarusian power grid to the Baltic States. The transit supplies through Belarus account for around 60% of the total volume of Russia's electricity supplies to the Baltic States. The remaining 40% pass through direct power links with Estonia and Latvia. In 2009, Russia supplied altogether 1.1bn kWh of electricity to the Baltic States. © Esmerk Estonia Elering, Nord Pool Spot sign bilateral agreement E24.ee, 2010-02-02 In Estonia, the state-owned grid operator Elering and the Nordic energy exchange Nord Pool Spot (NPS)have signed a bilateral agreement. The agreement will promote NPS expansion in the Baltics and establishing a day-ahead market as well as the NPS Estlink price area in Estonia in the spring 2010. The agreement likewise serves to the establishment of the common Baltic electricity market NPS Baltic and linking it to Nord Pool by 2013. Taavi Veskimagi, CEO of Elering, and Mikael Lundin, CEO of NPS, target the opening of NPS Latvia price area as of January 2011 and NPS Lithuania price area in 2012. The opening of the NPS price area in Estonia serves as a precondition for Fingrid to invest in Estlink 2, the second subsea power cable between Finland and Estonia. © Esmerk Europe European wind power capacity up 23% in 2009 Børsen, 2010-02-03 Wind power capacity in the EU rose by 23%, or 10,163 MW in 2009 as a result of new intallations reports EWEA (European Wind Energy Association). A total of EUR 13bn (USD 18.16bn) was invested in new wind farms, EUR 1.5bn of which went to offshore projects. Of the total new capacity offshore wind farms stood for 582 MW and onshore wind farms for 9,581 MW. © Esmerk France Electricity from Flamanville EPR on market from 2013 L'Usine Nouvelle, 2010-02-04 The electricity produced at the Flamanville EPR in Normandy should be on the market in 2013, and not 2012 as previously expected. The cost of the plant is still however estimated at EUR 4bn (USD 5.49bn), according to EDF. Italian group Enel is a 12.5% partner in the venture. © Esmerk Germany Industry associations join forces on electric mobility Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 2010-02-01 It is understood that VDA, BDI, BDEW and ZVEI, the associations of the German automotive, energy, electrical and electronics industries, have set up a joint steering committee for the promotion of electric mobility. The so-called Steering Committee of the German Industries for Electric Mobility and Alternative Drives is to be headed by Matthias Wissmann, President of the association of the German automotive industry, VDA. The steering committee is to serve as the central contact partner for the German government. The government's office on electric mobility will take up operations in Berlin on 1 February 2010. © Esmerk Consumers for expansion of decentralised energy generation Die Welt, 2010-02-03 According to a poll conducted by market research institute Forsa among 1,002 consumers in Germany in December 2009, 80% of the interviewed called for an expansion of decentralised energy generation. The poll, published by consulting firm Accenture, also revealed that 25% of property owners intend to install solar panels for power generation on the roof of their property by 2015. In the group among those who intend to build a home or buy a condominium, 57% plan to install solar panels for power generation and 51% plan to install a solar thermal system for © Esmerk Lithuania Construction of power link to begin in 2011 Gazeta Wyborcza, 2010-02-04 The building of the power link between Lithuania and Poland, the so-called energy bridge, will begin in 2011, according to the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In April 2010, the main investors in the Lithuanian-Polish joint venture, LitPol Link, will sign an agreement on the principles of access once the link is handed over for use. © Esmerk Netherlands Minister sets outs plans for promoting green electricity Het Financieele Dagblad, 2010-02-03 The Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs, Maria van der Hoeven, has proposed in Dutch parliament that companies producing energy through burning fossil fuels must pay for the costs of an overburdened electricity grid. She also proposed that during such periods, when there is an electricity surplus, sustainably produced energy will be used in preference to non-renewable energy. A majority in the Dutch lower house supported both of these points. However, the VVD argued that network operators should foot the bill for costs derived from overburdening the grid, expected to amount to EUR 50mn (USD 69.83mn) per year. Meanwhile, the return from prioritising renewable energy on the grid is estimated at EUR 450mn per year. © Esmerk Russia Enel OGK-5 enters nuclear power talks with Inter RAO Finanza & Mercati, 2010-02-04 Russian electricity generating firm Enel OGK-5 has entered nuclear power cooperation talks with Inter RAO, the Russian state-owned power utility. The project is for a joint development of a nuclear power plant in Kaliningrad. The news was confirmed by Enel OGK-5's Chairman Dominique Fache. © Esmerk Spain Acciona raises its wind power capacity to 4,000 MW in 2009 Your Renewable News, 2010-02-01 Figures from Spain's Wind Power Association (AEE), show that Spanish construction and services firm, Acciona, raised its attributable wind power capacity in Spain some 1,308 MW (across 50 wind farms) during 2009 to 3,996.82 MW. The rise in percentage terms is almost 49% on the accumulated figures for the previous year. The capacity includes the wind power assets bought from Endesa. Acciona has a 20.9% market share in wind power asset ownership in Spain and has 14.56% of the total capacity installed in the country, which makes it a national leader. Additionally, Acciona's subsidiary, ACCIONA Windpower (AW) which manufactures and sells wind turbines, was the third ranked wind turbine firm in the country during 2009, with 226.5 MW of its technology being used in new wind farms starting up in Acciona's portfolio during the year. © Esmerk United Kingdom Energy firms criticise carbon capture requirements in NPS New Energy Focus, 2010-01-28 Energy firms say new carbon capture requirements set out in the proposed National Policy Statements (NPS) are impossible. The NPS states that new combustion plants over 300MW must not be approved before applicants demonstrate that the plant is Carbon Capture Ready (CCR). The new plant must show that carbon capture is feasible, there is space to retrofit carbon capture equipment and storage space is available for the carbon. However, Dr Keith McLean of Scottish and Southern Energy says technology is at an early stage and it is not possible to demonstrate economic viability. Scottish Power is bidding to retrofit carbon capture and storage technology at its Longannet power station, while the government plans to have the first demonstration project completed by 2014. © Esmerk Disclaimer: The newsletter "Energy News Europe" contains an overview of energy-related news published in European media. It does not represent the views of Vattenfall or its management. Visit Newsroom


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Thank You to Annette for posting this wonderful message of Richard!!! On RichardArmitageOnline HERE
YAY YAY YAY!!!! Is X-mas this year earlier!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
28th November 2012
Dear Friends,
So I am sitting in my hotel room from which I can see a very long red carpet and The Embassy Theatre. I am nervous, excited and quite emotional, the day has arrived when we can finally present our work for everyone to hopefully enjoy.
I wanted to say thank you for the continuing support that I receive from everyone who visits Annette's brilliant site, and those others which have popped up over the last few years and months. It means so much to me to have that support. I truly hope you all enjoy The Hobbit, I tried to respect the responsibility that taking on this role presented to me, my fellow cast members are all spectacular in the story and we send out our work to you in the hope that you can take your friends and family to see a great event in the cinema.
I look forward to saying thank you, at the various premiers over the next few weeks.
See you on the Red Carpet.
Much love
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Just sitting and watching vids, but this one photo makes my toes curling under literally not as an idiom!


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Hello again Mr Convener. It's myself – och you DO remember; your former Emergency Planning Officer. I was just emerging from my festive fog when I happened to see the headline 'Islands have many resources' in the January 03 2008 edition of the Stornoway Gazette. It slowly dawned on me that this was a quote from your annual 'State of the Islands' address and that you must therefore have survived Christmas. Not every turkey did! Dash me Dougie if what I read didn't have me raking through the cocktail cabinet in search of an elixir venerable enough to toast your blessed optimism. Maybe I overdid the toasting, but for the life of me I cannot think what resources you are referring to. All right – I got the easy ones, like wind, water (fresh and salty), rocks, peat….. Blast! my mind has gone blank again. Do please write and complete the list for me – so that I can feel optimistic too!
But – enough of this jollity already. Read this:-
As Emergency Planning Officer (EPO), I reported directly (consecutively) to the Head of Corporate Support, the Chief Executive, the Depute Director of Corporate Services and the Director of Corporate Services. The latter chief officer, Helen Froud, informed me on Tuesday 06 July 2004 that she was going on leave from the following day until Wednesday 14 July. Katherine Mackinnon (Head of Human Resources) would be Acting Director in her absence and would also be second on call for Emergency Planning. This was the third time, in my experience, that Helen had nominated one of her service heads as Acting Director and as my backup on call. On the first two occasions, the officers concerned had contacted me to establish lines of communication and offer any assistance I might require and then left me to get on with my job.
No so Katherine Mackinnon. Before Helen was off the island Katherine was at my door; ostensibly to discuss Emergency Planning callout arrangements. From the outset, she behaved in an aggressive and confrontational manner. So much so that, at one stage, I was moved to tell her that I thought that there was no point in continuing the discussion. She started off by informing me that there was no prospect of my getting an Assistant EPO. I pointed out to her that I had been assured by Helen Froud that the way had been cleared for the appointment by the meeting of the Human Resources Sub-Committee where Helen had presented a report on the outcome of the emergency planning review. Katherine stated that the members had merely approved consultation. I replied that I understood that was part of the process of establishing the post. She said that the establishment of the post was dependent on Helen finding the necessary funding and that was not going to happen. Helen had been counting on Isabel Mackenzie (my Administrative Assistant, who was present during this encounter) retiring in December to release her salary, but Katherine had told her that Isabel had no intention of retiring then. Both Isabel and I were upset by this. I told Katherine that Helen had not indicated to me in any of our discussions, that she was counting on Isabel leaving and furthermore, I had made it clear to Helen that I did not want Isabel to be disadvantaged as part of the process.
Katherine then said that she now unexpectedly found herself in the position where she is supposed to cover for me and needed to know what she was to do if an emergency occurred. I reminded her that she would be called only in the very unlikely event that Faire failed to contact me and that all that could be expected of her was that she should try to locate me. She was not satisfied with this and asked to be briefed on what she should do in the event that I was taken ill. (I should have reminded her at this point that on the eve of the new millennium, I had dragged myself out of my sickbed to activate the Emergency Centre because nobody else could do it) I replied that it was impossible for me to impart sufficient knowledge in the time available, for her to be able to do my job. She asked if there was an 'idiot's guide' available and when I replied in the negative, she stated that surely I must have plans. I explained that there were plenty of plans available, but that I wrote plans mainly for other people. If I had to refer to a plan myself to start things off when responding to an emergency, I was going to be lost before I started.
Katherine then accused me of failing in my duty in not having made arrangements for someone to be trained to stand in for me in my absence. This from the person who had just taken delight in telling me that I would not be getting an assistant. I was shocked by her attitude and I pointed out that I have been begging for an assistant for years. She seemed totally unmoved by this and went on to say that she always made sure that there was someone qualified to take her place when she went off. I am still mystified about where, in the absence of an assistant, I was expected to find this person that I could train to take my place. Katherine went on to say that nobody is indispensable and that it is the intention that, given the similarity of the posts, the Health and Safety officer will be trained to take over from me. I replied that, in my view, the connection between Emergency Planning and Health and Safety is pretty tenuous.
After further discussion Katherine agreed with Isabel that, in the event of my being taken ill, Katherine would contact Isabel in the event of an emergency; they would try to establish a 'lead department' for the emergency and Isabel would assist Katherine with the response.
In order to clarify the situation that had developed, as I saw it, I sent Katherine the following message by email at 1228 hours on Thursday:-
"I refer to our discussion of yesterday, following your nomination by Helen Froud as second on call out-of-hours for Emergency Planning while she is on leave. I noted your concern that, in my absence, you may be called upon to perform duties for which you have received no training and have no relevant experience. I sympathise with your position and in reflecting on our discussion, I have concluded that it is inappropriate for any officer who has not received proper training and lacks relevant experience, to be put in a position where they may be required to co-ordinate the Comhairle's response to an emergency.
I am copying this message to Robert Bennie, whom I understand is Acting Chief Executive for today and tomorrow and to Helen Froud."
Katherine replied at 1235 hours as follows:-
"I consider you have exceeded your authority in releasing this email without discussing this with me first. I intend to take the matter further."
A few days after her return from leave, Helen Froud came to see me. I showed her my report of Katherine's visit and she expressed her regret at the way I had been treated. She said that it was clear to her now that not every one of her heads of service had all the qualities necessary to be able to act as Director in her absence. I told Helen that I was minded to raise a grievance against Katherine Mackinnon for the unnecessary upset she had caused. Helen was not keen on this and I agreed not to raise a grievance when Helen assured me that I would never find myself in a situation where Katherine Mackinnon was in authority over me again.
The following months were extremely busy as my workload kept growing and I was finding it increasingly difficult to meet everyone's expectations. At a meeting on Thursday 07 October, Helen and I discussed the possible integration of the Emergency Planning and Health and Safety sections, a prospect that had been raised by managers in Corporate Services several times over the course of the past year. I told Helen that I had no objection in principle but that I expected that the head of the combined unit would report direct to her as Emergency Planning did now. Helen assured me that this was precisely what she had in mind. This was important to me because Health & Safety reported to the Head of Human Resources and I did not want to find myself under Katherine Mackinnon's control again. In fact, without this assurance, I could never have co-operated in the process of integration. We went on to discuss the leadership of the new unit and I suggested to her that because of the disparity in our ages (me being an old codger), Andy Macdonald, currently the Health & Safety Officer, be offered the post of Team Leader. That of course was a big mistake on my part. But I only knew him slightly and he seemed a decent enough sort of fellow.
At a subsequent meeting on Monday 29 November, Helen Froud denied that she had ever given me an undertaking that the new unit would report to her.
In an attempt to get the help I needed to deal with my workload, I sent Helen Froud the following message on 17 November:
Please see and treat as absolutely confidential, the attached document forwarded to me from the Scottish Executive Health Department, entitled 'Beyond a Major Incident'. This has a 'Restricted' classification and I don't know at this stage who in the Western Isles NHS Board will have seen it. You will see that NHS Boards are expected to implement a whole range of plans and measures over and above those which already exist. I cannot see how, with our present setup, I can possibly meet their likely demands. I'm absolutely struggling at the moment to finalise our own Oil Spill Contingency Plan and prepare for the national exercise in February. I'm also under pressure to amend the NHS Board's Major Incident Procedures, now that they have completed their "reorganisation".
I think it is only fair to both of us that I tell you now that I'm rapidly approaching a stage where I just will not be able to cope.
Helen replied that day:
I treat this very seriously indeed. Thank you for giving me sight of it. I would like to meet with you and Andy asap to discuss our resources, responses and programme to manage the workload in a reasonable manner. I confirm with you absolutely that I do not expect you to take on work which is beyond your capacity. If we need to make a further urgent bid to the WIHB then so be it.
That meeting never took place.
I was put off work with a bacterial chest infection on Thursday 02 December and I remained on sick leave until Monday 20 December. My GP diagnosed me as suffering from Depression due to Work Related Stress on Wednesday 22 December and I remained unfit for work until 06 June 2005.
I returned to work under the authority's phased return to work programme, with the recognition that matters had progressed in my absence with regard to the proposed integration of Emergency Planning and Health & Safety and that the combined unit was now reporting to Katherine Mackinnon. I had grave misgivings about this arrangement given Katherine's previous hostility towards me.
After my return, I learned that this woman had told a member of Emergency Planning staff that the reason she hated me was because she had hated my predecessor and she had hated him because someone had once suggested to her that he fancied her. For such reasons are lives destroyed! I really don't know if he had 'fancied' her or not; I certainly didn't.
It's all too ridiculous for words. She hated Helen Froud just as much as she hated me and Helen knew that perfectly well. Helen is not a bad person but she sacrificed me in order to try and save herself. She should have remembered, as old bodach Chamberlain had so pathetically demonstrated, that appeasing a tyrant never works. If only Helen had stood up to her, she and I would both still be in a job. Katherine Mackinnon and her toadies ensured that she didn't survive long after me. It is interesting to note that Corporate Services still exists as a department of the Comhairle (the CnES website says so) almost a year after the supposed abolition of Corporate Services was used as a means to get rid of Helen Froud. Ochone, Ochone, the machinations of man!
So Mr Convener, there you have it once again. Are you going to continue pretending that there isn't a problem and if there is, it is nothing to do with you. Are you going to hide behind your spokesperson again? I wouldn't advise it; not after the pitiful response to the Stornoway Gazette story. They would probably describe me as a 'self-confessed manic depressive' or something similar. You just couldn't trust them not to bring even more ridicule down on your head.
Make 2008 special. Do something about that malicious, spiteful, vindictive and venomous woman who drove me out of my job; who turned Corporate Services into a snakepit, who has made life hell for others before me and after me and who will continue to exercise her malign influence as long as she knows she can get away with it.
Go on – you can do it if you really try!


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The great significance of the negotiations now underway towards the signing of an economic and commercial liberalization agreement between MERCOSUR and the European Union demand that these be widely known and subject to public debate.
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The levels of confidentiality demanded by European negotiators should be completely eliminated immediately, even though it is defended as understandable" by the same spokespersons of the local establishment who publicly (or cynically?) criticise the "lack of transparency" or call for "greater democratic control of public management."
There is real danger in accepting a closed-book negotiation as a fait accompli that would only later be exposed to public and parliamentary consideration.
It is necessary to recognise that the MERCOSUR-EU negotiation has an enormous strategic importance.
This is a question of relationships between societies and economies that involve enormous potentialities for cooperation and complementation.
There is no doubt that improving and expanding the relationships between two such important regions must constitute a high priority objective with serious geopolitical considerations.
It should be clear that a free trade agreement (FTA) with conditions such as those that the European Union has established with other Latin American countries - for example, those recently established with Colombia and Peru - could be in absolute contradiction with the proposals for independent economic development that have been repeatedly proclaimed by governments and the proud declarations of the principal leaders of the region for having rejected the proposal for a similar agreement - the FTAA - in 2005.
Even if these be euphemistically called 'economic cooperation agreements', many of the conditions and demands involved could be even more severe than those that were sought at that time by the aggressive government of George W. Bush.
Open to trade in exchange for what?
We should point out that the commercial aspects are only one of the factors, and perhaps not the most important, of the negotiations now under way.
Even without access to necessary and detailed information, but taking into account the precedent of similar agreements negotiated recently by the European Union, one can assume that the European Union may demand the reciprocal elimination, in the short term, of over 80 per cent of all customs barriers.
It is clear, even though they might offer certain concessions and promises, that the European Union will continue to defend subsidies and protection for their agricultural sector.
This alone would deprive the MERCOSUR countries of the power to obtain what could be the most important commercial benefit in exchange for the massive opening up of local markets to open competition with a much more developed economy.
This is especially the case with many industrial products.
This would repeat, on a greater scale, the scenario of serious commercial imbalances that we now observe in Europe itself, due to the asymmetry between the northern countries with respect to those of the south and the east.
The deceptive affirmation that this is only a commercial negotiation is commonly heard. But this is not the case.
The greater part of the themes in discussion are structural in character and involve the whole economy in such critical aspects as services, patents, intellectual property, public procurement, investments and competition.
The eventual provision of 'most favoured nation' treatment to countries of the European Union, even with exceptional safeguards, would endanger the widely proclaimed objectives of defending and prioritising the diversification of production models.
These require elementary strategies and public policies for development, which have historically been utilised by European countries themselves, through import substitution, priorities for national sourcing, differential credits for the development of regions or sectors currently labouring under unfavourable conditions.
The future of our countries could be completely compromised by a bad course of negotiations.
At first glance, the demands of this kind of agreement to inhibit independent, sovereign decisions to introduce legislative, customs, financial or fiscal changes could weaken the elementary capacity of our countries to reorder, weigh, reassign surpluses, prioritise integration on a Latin American scale and reassign differential income from the exploitation of agricultural and livestock, mining and energy resources.
Where are the cost-benefit analyses?
In order to decide what kind of understanding with Europe is possible and convenient for MERCOSUR it is necessary for governments, sectorial entities, social and academic organizations and political parties that claim to defend national and regional interests to not let themselves be steered by superficial statements, but to immediately undertake serious general regional and sectorial analyses concerning the structural impacts both in the short and the long term, as well as to consider possible alternatives.
To begin with, it is necessary to resist ultimatums (such as pressures to negotiate now or never), possible manoeuvres (for example, threats to propose 'multiparty' negotiations on an independent basis, as was done with the Andean Community, in order to break the unity of MERCOSUR), or outright distortions of reality (failure to point out that the real economic consequences of the finalisation of preferential customs duties on the part of the European Union as of 1 January, for Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, would be marginal and could be promptly assimilated).
There are international antecedents that should also be taken into account, involving more balanced options for negotiation with the European Union and other more industrialised countries and regions in order to overcome asymmetries.
Crucial negotiations with the European Union should not be left in the hands of a small group of 'specialists' or under pressure from interest groups or superficial media or those media sectors characterized by ideological stances or particular economic interests, as has often happened over the years.
José Antonio Ocampo, who was Minister of the Treasury Department in his country (Colombia) and General Secretary of ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America of the United Nations) pointed out recently that "international negotiations should involve a strategic vision, today we are suffering from indigestion of Free Trade Agreements, because we sign them without sufficient study and discussion as to their suitability."
This must not happen now. Please, let us learn from experience.
This story first appeared in Spanish on ALAI, América Latina en Movimiento.


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Today I've decided to show you all the pieces from my "haven't put on blog yet file" that have a Thanksgiving theme. I've decided to start early thinking about all the things for which I'm thankful. All of you have made the list.
Now, I'm off to finish an angel.
Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving to each of you.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Willy Nilly
8 comments:
- Tammy B said...
I just love your framing!!! I wish I lived close to you, so you could do all of mine!!
- November 17, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- Littlebit said...
Can someone identify the one that says Give Thanks? Love it..love them all!
- November 17, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- Christina said...
Beautiful. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.
- November 17, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Cindy said...
Jill your framing makes beautiful needlework perfect!
- November 18, 2012 at 5:52 AM
- Littlebit said...
What Cindy said!!!!
- November 18, 2012 at 9:19 AM
- Lanie said...
Jill, I think I can speak for everyone when I say "we are thankful for YOU!"
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
- November 18, 2012 at 1:13 PM
- Karen said...
Jill and all the stitchers, these are all GORGEOUS! I would love to have them all in my house :)
- November 20, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Jill would you share the name of the pattern/company of the Give Thanks stitching? Thank you. Beautifal work by the way" Vi
- December 9, 2012 at 12:04 PM
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text: STRIKE SPREADS. Negotiations between union leaders and officials of General Electric Co. broke off early Monday, and workers at two other plants joined a 10-day-old walkout at an aircraft division. About 1,500 union workers at GE plants in Medford and Everett, Mass., joined 3,700 strikers at the Lynn, Mass., division in the walkout. The strike began Feb. 21 in protest over the company's policy for handling of grievances and over what union leaders contended was harassment of shop stewards. The walkout has stalled work on $1 billion in military contracts in the aircraft division, which makes engines for F-18 jets and Army helicopters.


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|...charming tourist market in Tianjinn ...
But we agreed we could listen if they were read to us as a bedtime story for us.
Greg agreed to read. We listened. That worked.
Last night, just as we were going to sleep we begged for more stories.
|Greg studying the streets in the market
We must go back to do them justice.
With no book in hand, he free-lanced and asked if we knew what three ingredients make China so successful today.
Was it the opium balls, I guessed, since I had gone to the lecture on how the opium wars had nearly destroyed China. Greg, who had also been at that lecture, said he wasn't thinking along that line, but he had three other things to share.
|... detail from ceiling of market building ...
No kidding, I said, waiting for Greg to pipe up. A long silence. You have got to be kidding!
"Yes," said Wyona. " I could tell he was dosing off when his words became slower and more carefully articulated. He is way under right now. Our laughing is not going to wake him up. I hope you can remember what he said for it is over now."
|... vendor in the market ...
Greg is a fantastic travelling companion. He can gives deeper, more academic lectures than the ones we hear on the boat. All he has to hear is a question asked and see an interested listener.
Greg? Why am I seeing so many shipping containers and no factories. This is going on for miles and miles. Maybe 20 minutes now.
Greg? Why are there so many road fly overs and round abouts and no vehicles using them -- no private vehicles on them, and no semi's?
|She is as interested in me, as I am in her.
Greg? How do you know which line on the subway we should be taking? And how did you spot the entrance to the underground.
Greg? Why are the police stopping all of those kids at the bottom of the escalator and demanding to look at their passports?
Greg has an answer for everything. For the last question, he reminded me that Chinese people are not free to travel in their own country, as we are. They have documents that tell them where they can go and where they cannot go.
A privilege to travel with Greg.


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Metamorphous Monday@ Between Naps On The Porch
Oh this is gorgeous Carol! This is one of my favorite makeovers!
That is so funny to me...don't pass up an ugly lamp. Sounds like permission for me to buy some more lamps....my hubs would flip! He tells me no more lamps, no more chairs....I seem to be drawn to them!! Cute how you change the shades!!
Looks great!
Love it Carol!
I love both fabric so lovely, it looks so stunning:-)
Hugs, Biljana
sooooooo adorable!!!
Carol, this is an awesome Idea! And they look so different! It's great to see what you come up with. I really do like the pink one, it looks just the way it is supposed to :)
Love, Dina
Amazing, Carol! Love how you transformed them.
I love these! What a great idea you have -- I'm always looking at lamps at thrift stores -- I need a floor lamp now and I refuse to buy one new! Thanks for your ideas!
It's really hard for me to visualize these changes when I see an ugly lamp! lol But you really make them beautiful! ♥
Carol, you are a genius! I would have turned and ran from that lamp and you made it so pretty!
It turned out gorgeous Carol!! I'm never lucky enough to run across anything this wonderfully ugly. ;)
I never see lights like that. Your transformation is wonderful and I love the gathers. How do you hang your chandeliers in the booth? I have no way to hang any chandeliers at mine (have some) and am looking for something to use.
You can so "see" outside of the box!!! It's a lovely lamp after you have done your magic to it!
How's things???
Had the garage sale today and will do it again Sat for a couple of hours. Have a wedding to go to on Saturday.
Daughter's b-day on Sunday...
Have a great weekend!
I can not believe how you have the talent to make something so ugly so pretty!!
Great transformation. Love the blue. Thanks for the heads up on ugly chandys. Have a great weekend. Ginger
Your lamps are gorgeous!! My favorite is the pink one!
Carol, as usual you Amaze me! I seriously am not surprised by how beautiful this is!!! You are so talented, just between you and me stop by my blog. I promise you will be pleasantly surprised!!! I know you will want to know how to do this , so just e-mail me and I will give you all the juicy details. You deserve it for being So helpful <3
Carol, This lamp is SOOOOOOOOO pretty now!!!!
Have a pretty day my friend,'
Carol, you've done it again! Never would have thought those shades could turn out so beautifully. Have a great weekend! Shannon
Carol, this is one of my favorite makeovers. Too, too cute!!!
So very cute! I love the pink one!!! XoXo
these are so darling!
Pass one up? Heck I would Love to find one! How are you Carol? I just realized your blog is going to my sidebar GFC feed and not my scrolling feed. For the longest time I just couldn't figure out why. Glad that's over with. I Love your hanging lamp, and the Walnut Ink tutorial!! I hope your Mom got all settled in!! Have a Great Week end!
Huggs, Nancy
You can re-make ANYTHING!!! Love the new look of the lamps!
Hey Carol-
This transformation is FABULOUS!!!!
ps-I sent you a reply message via email, making sure my email is correct. :)
chat soon!
Great idea, Carol! I don't think there is ANYTHING you can't makeover! Fabulous!
Only you, with your eye, could transform those things. I picture yours hanging over a tub in a bathroom (clawfoot tub in my head) or a beautiful old vanity.
And I'm getting some of that walnut ink in the previous post. I love the way you age your stuff.
Great transformation! Just wondering if you have to rewire them. Kitty
LOL ohhh Carol, you could put lipstick on a pig and make it beeeyouteeful !
Thank you for the sweet note Carol...I will send my sons your thanks. They so appreciate thoughtfulness like yours! (as do I)
Blessings & hugs,
I only ate 2! :)
Great job! I love the transformation from a true ugly duckling to a beauty! You are very talented!
Have a great week.
Fabulous as always girly girl.
YEP! Turn up those hearing aids. I've been screaming NO PINK IN MY GUEST ROOM for weeks! HEAR ME NOW?
xoRebecca :)
Carol it is gorgeous! I love the blue. Glad you could make that fabric work.
Very Cute. I would of never thought of something like this. Visiting from MM.
What a gorgeous makeover! It's no surprise that they don't last long in your booth. I always seem to have that problem with stripes. Just when I think something is perfectly square...stripes prove me wrong.
Carol, this is beautiful. Love your makeovers.
Beautiful! Hugs Mary


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The UK mobile consumer is more powerful than ever, and changes to what they expect from and how they manage their mobile tariffs will impact how operators communicate with them in 2017. Three's director of customer strategy Danny Dixon explains: 'Your existing customer base is the core of your business and the best ambassadors for your brand. If you look after them they will stay longer, spend more and become advocates by telling their friends about the great service that they get. The rise of SIM-only, where contracts last as little as 30 days, means that operators must work harder than ever to retain their customer base.'
Vodafone UK CEO Nick Jeffery also sees customer service as a major focus in 2017, telling Mobile: 'In 2017 we want to build on being the 'UK's winning network' and be recognised for the improvements we have made to make our customer services best in class. We are making positive progress in customer services but fixing it is our highest priority for 2017. '
For Telefonica UK's digital director David Plumb, the changing nature of mobile technology provides additional opportunities for the brand to connect with and better serve its customers: 'It's a mind-set change and evolution of the way we live and work to create greater value from the things we do. Whether that's helping NHS trusts help patients, hospitals and clinicians manage and share information more effectively meaning vital seconds are saved, or allowing consumers to control their heating, lights, locks and more with their phone while they're on the go, these things improve the way we live and work.'


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The Indian restaurants have been providing its quality food services to the customers at genuine price range. The Indian restaurants offer superior and quality food items to the needy customers and that too at reasonable price range or cost. Customers find range of food items at the Indian restaurants, like the south Indian food items, and tasty north Indian food items for their need. There are many reasons why the Indian restaurants are the hot pursuit of the customers and some of them are mentioned below.
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The food cooked at the Indian restaurants is hygienic and fresh and is just the right choice for the customers in need for quality food items. One needs not to worry about getting afflicted with any gastrointestinal disease after eating the food items of this restaurant. The food is cooked according to the genuine hygiene and cleanliness guidelines.
Provides superior quality food services
The Indian restaurants offer tasty and superior quality food item and services to the needy customers. One really has wonderful time while eating the food items in this restaurant.
Offer food items at genuine price range
The food items offered by the Indian restaurant are genuinely priced and fit into the pocket of most of customers or clients. There are three ranges of food items available at the Indian restaurants in order to meet the need of the customers and they are cheap food items, costly food items and food items available at genuine price range.
Offer menu to the customers
The Indian restaurants in order to offer quality food service to the needy customers offer a menu. The customers with the help of this menu card can check out which food items are available and can order them in an easier and uncomplicated manner. There is detailed information available on the food menu regarding the various food items that are available at the Indian restaurant.
Special website for the needy customers
In order to make the lives of the customers more relaxed and uncomplicated there is special website available for the service of the customer in need. The given website of the Indian restaurant offer in depth knowledge about the different food items, and the price of these food items available here. This is done in order to meet the demand of needy customers, and make their task of purchasing the food items more simple and stress free.
Follow the best food preparation guidelines
The food items are prepared at the Indian restaurants by following the best possible food safety guidelines or rules. Extreme care is taken while preparing the foodstuffs in order to make them hygienic and tasty.
Experienced chefs and cooks deployed
The Indian restaurant deploys experienced and trained cooks and chefs in order to prepare hygienic and tasty food items for the needy customers. These chefs and cooks are fully trained in order to cook tasty food items.
The above given reasons makes the Indian restaurants the hot pursuit of the customers or the hot preference of the customers who are looking out for tasty and hygienic Indian food stuffs.
Author Bio: Alvin steel is a writer and blogger, a travel adviser who has been writing articles for Indian restaurants and website for many years. This is a magnificent site for restaurant and other special occasions.


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Laguna Terrace Park went to court rather than deal the California Coastal Commission on a proposal to subdivide the parcel and let residents buy the land on which their mobile homes sit.
The park owner has petitioned the court to block the commission from assuming jurisdiction over the proposed conversion to a resident-owned park and prohibit it from challenging a coastal development permit, which the city approved and declared unappealable.
The proposed park map would subdivide 19 ½ acres of a 46½ acre parcel to create 157 individual parcels and a common area, which the owner claims does not qualify as development since it already exists and therefore limits the commission's jurisdiction, according to a petition filed Aug. 3 in Orange County Superior Court.


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When choosing WordPress as your CMS for your next website, you have many vendors and agencies to choose from. We have been developing on the WordPress platform since 2007. Our development lead, Bob Gregor, can be seen featured on the Code Poet WordPress Developers quiz. (We added his picture – the site didn't support Gravatars for people who took the quiz using Facebook to login)
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Springtime: a playlist
In the case of spring, a change in seasons means sunnier skies, warmer temperatures and brighter music. Here is a playlist that will melt away those winter blues and encourage you to sit back and relax under the spring sun.
- Here Comes the Sun – the Beatles
- Strawberry Swing – Coldplay
- Texas – Magic Man
- Step – Vampire Weekend
- Something Good Can Work – Two Door Cinema Club
- The Only Place – Best Coast
- San Francisco – The Mowgli's
- Seeing Stars – BØRNS
- Dog Days Are Over – Florence + the Machine
- Spring Wind – Jack Johnson
- Raging Fire – Phillip Phillips
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Hey guys!
Nothing To Disclose
Another quick post today, featuring Laquerlicious Holly Days from Michelle's Christmas 2014 collection.
This is sooo gorgeous! I was expecting a more sheer glitter, but this was completely opaque in 2 coats!
Laquerlicious polishes can be purchased here.
Talk to you soon!
Friday, December 5, 2014
Laquerlicious Holly Days
Posted by Amanda Alexander at 9:00 AM
Labels: glitter , green , indie , Laquerlicious


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University Research Centers Administration
University-Level Reasearch Centers
What is a Research Center?
The Office of the Vice President of Research and Economic Development have established guidelines for University Level Research Centers at Georgia State. These guidelines are available for download at Guidelines for URCs.
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All items > Knives > Fixed Blade Knives > Olamic Cutlery (Fixed)
- Overall Length:10.25"
- Blade Length:5.375"
- Cutting Edge:5.00"
- Blade Thickness:0.18"
- Blade Material:Damascus
- Blade Style:Trailing Point
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Damascus
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.875"
- Handle Thickness:0.74"
- Handle Material:Carbon Fiber
- Color:Black
- Weight:10.07 oz.
- User:Right Hand, Left Hand
- Sheath:Leather
- Knife Type:Fixed Blade
- Brand:Olamic Cutlery
- Model:Kovda
- Model Number:4092
- Country of Origin:Russia
- Best Use:Tactical
- Product Type:Knife
The Kovda is a fine handcrafted fixed blade from Olamic Cutlery. The full-tang high carbon vanadium Damascus trailing point blade has an upswept tip and swedge. The handle is fitted with rounded carbon fiber scales, offering a sleek aesthetic and a comfortable grip. Includes leather sheath with belt loop.
Olamic Cutlery was founded in 2010 by Eugene Solomonik and his father. The knives are handmade in a small shop in Russia. The four craftmen are trained specifically in their respective areas: blade forging and shaping; heat treatment and acid etching; final assembly and handle work. Olamic Cutlery use a proprietary and proven four steel mix (O1 base) to make their High Carbon Vanadium Damascus (HCVD).


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Alright.. so life is beginning to get back to normal for non-review posts.. sort of.. Figured it might be a good time to do a data dump of how Euro was this time around.
I had attended it for the first time with Burak last year, and had great success. Both in purchases, and in the competition. But mostly in meeting up with new people and expanding my knowledge on who does what and how the show works a bit more.
This year, no Burak. He bailed out to go to Greece or something with his girlfriend.. So I took the family with me instead this time around!
And we had a slightly better room this year by staying at the Carlton. I say slightly as although there was no 5am fire drill to wake us up on the Saturday morning, the room itself was such that it was slanted. Yes.. the entire room had a slant to the left when looking out the window. Enough to give anyone with a bit of drink in them nausea if you try to stand still for too long :)
As for the show itself, it was great to be able to go around and meet up with all the people one has either met previously, or met online, or just stalked quietly from the depths of Facebook. Thankfully it all went well though, and no restraining orders were issued.. thus far ;)
It was great to meet up with some fellow Canadians.. to which there seemed to be quite a few! First up was Jeff Burns and Rick Taylor from the Prairies. Rick with his Geisha piece, and Rick with his Elizabeth I flat painting both taking medals at the competition! Which is not surprising when you consider how much work went into both pieces by these Canadian Masters :)
We also saw the boys from The Bent Bristle show up. Alex and Anthony from Toronto were over to show off their new model ( review to come as I was able to get an early copy! ) and to rub elbows with Europes elite for painters. Not me of course, but people like Fernando were in hot demand by these boys I was informed ;)
It was also good to meet up with a lot of the local UK painting crowd, and to see many of their pieces throughout the show as well. Too many to name really, but a pleasure to chat with them all. And more chats to come as we meet up again in shows like Scale Model Challenge or Monte San Savino that is yet to come!
To name a few, and in order of photos, Mario, Scott, John, Fet and Luke. All great pieces in the end, with some doing better than others for one reason or another. But to me all fantastic pieces in the end that each should be really proud of!
The quality at the show was way higher than it was last year though, and this I can only put down to the huge Asian Invasion we had! And this is a great thing as it will really push the community to go bigger and higher in their painting for future years as well!
People like MJ Miniatures, Nuts Planet, Young Miniatures, and others all showed up with their top artists works. And it really blew the show away to see some of it up close and personal!
They have such a unique and clean style. Even when the diorama is to depict something a bit older or worn, it still comes out very cleanly painted. Something that is a bit opposite to some of the Europe painting when we try to age things up. It can get real dark and dirty, but still great. Just a different style.
The last photo I found out after the show was all scratch built! I shared the SBS photos on facebook, but it is just too much to behold there.
As always I really appreciate what everyone brought. Unfortunately this year I did not take photos of all pieces that were on display. Half because I was lazy, half because it felt like there were more people and it was already difficult to get to the point of taking photos. What I was surprised is that although I did take photos, and in my normal click, shoot, move along style, I have received a lot of kind remarks saying that they were well done photos overall! And the 300+ likes, 200 shares, and 10k or so views of the album help support that! So thanks to all that shared and liked it on Facebook, and helped to crash my FB account for the last week. Literally making my phone rumble whenever I turn the wifi on from notifications.
With regards to my own accolades at the show.. the best awards I received were the comments on Jack as a figure. The people who bought one from me while there ( thank you all so kindly for supporting us! ) and the comments we received for improving the next piece in the series! I did get a few awards at the show as well, but they come secondary to the above. Plus I am not in agreement that some of my pieces should have received as high of a score as they did when looking at the competition ( mostly in Fantasy Busts! ). So am not looking at it as heavily as I would have liked, but know where to focus my efforts on for next year :)
Hopefully you liked the above, and below is the loot from the show as well. I may have gone a bit overboard on the books this year, but I think it was well worth it. To the point that I had to purchase another book shelf ( or 2 ) to fit them on! :D A photo of that is required at some point once they are assembled!


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Why do we need a Code of Conduct for Health Research?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation entered into force on 25 May 2018, with direct effect in Member States. Given that legal texts are not always easily accessible, a Code of Conduct for Health Research is being developed that is as comprehensive as possible in order to:
- guide researchers and administrative staff;
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The 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan has a long list of standard and available technologies that ensure you remain connected and entertained on the go. Standard Bluetooth® technology with audio streaming for compatible devices allows you to seamlessly access your favorite music, while the Composite Media touchscreen sound system gives you the quality you desire. The VW Car-Net® App-Connect system comes in every Tiguan model, too, and it gives you total control of your experience in the driver's seat. More standard and optional technologies in the new 2017 Tiguan include:
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At Nolan Painting, we have decades of expertise, and pride ourselves on the training that each of our employees receives. Our top managers have been with us for 20 years, getting to know our neighbors in Montgomery, Chester, Philadelphia, Delaware and Bucks counties and the Main Line. We're members of the community, deeply involved in volunteering in the area. We work green and clean. We work efficiently and graciously. And we do all this because we live here.
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Christopher Tayler
- Set This House in Order by Matt Ruff
Flamingo, 496 pp, £12.00, October 2003, ISBN 0 00 716423 8
With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to that truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two. I say two, because the state of my own knowledge does not pass beyond that point. Others will follow, others will outstrip me on the same lines; and I hazard the guess that man will be ultimately known for a mere polity of multifarious, incongruous and independent denizens.
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Charlotte hasn't been sleeping great the last few nights. We think it may have something to do with some new teeth she's working on. While it is definitely not awesome to get up multiple times during the night with a cranky baby, I admit that it was pretty adorable when we finally brought her into bed with us this morning. We normally never do this (that slope is too dang slippery!) but this morning I was too tired to do anything else. Luckily, we all slept quite soundly. Charlie even slept through Jason's morning alarm!
I was able to get up and bathe and get ready for the day while she was still sleeping. I was so exhausted from our rough night's sleep that I crawled back in bed and had a brief rest before I heard some rustling next to me:
She was a bit sleepy and pensive at first:
But then she was ready to play!
She also spent some time admiring our fancy new bed:
Then it was time to roll around a bit:
Soon she was asking for a book (she has been SUCH a book worm lately!) and she was off!
It was such a sweet time that I would almost agree to another middle-of-the-night wake-up just to have another sweet morning . . . wait a second . . . what am I saying?!?! . . .
I think I need some more caffeine . . .


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While many of us accept ongoing stress simply as a part of modern life, this approach can lead to ignoring the critical signs that you are headed for burnout.
According to stress expert Jan Bruce, there are some telltale signs that stress levels are becoming toxic and threatening overall health and well being.
1. Your work-life balance has become an issue.
Balance is a continual, perpetual action to manage the ebbs and flows of life. The things that buffer you are "lifts" – like support of friends and family, proper diet, sleep, fitness, etc. The "drags" that magnify or exacerbate your stress, are anger, home stress, worrying, or even clutter. When stress leads to burnout it gets harder to rely on your lifts.
2. Anger and anxiety have become your signature emotions.
When you don't have the tools you need to complete the task at hand, you're going to feel frustrated. And when you feel that people are taking advantage of you, you feel angry. If you find yourself going all the way to anger or anxiety all too quickly, the reaction may have more to do with burnout and less with what's actually happening in the moment.
3. Conflicts are an everyday obstacle.
Another sure sign of potential burnout is an increasing level of conflict between you and your colleagues or your loved ones. Maybe you're not throwing things, but it's palpably there—the brusque or exasperated tone of emails and kicked-up defenses day in, day out. Conflicts are both the result of stress and a major contributing cause.
4. Your passion becomes your pain
A sign that things have taken a downward turn is when that the very thing that once inspired and energized you has now become draining. Flagging passion is a sign something's gone wrong. While your current business or latest project may be flawed, it might be that a different approach will reignite potential, and your passion.
Jan Bruce is the CEO and Co-Founder of MeQuilibrium, an app that digitally coaches users to help dial down stress levels so that they can focus on things they love to do. Before MeQuilibrium, Jan Bruce sold her company, body*soul/whole living to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and served as their Managing Director for five years.
Disclaimer: This post may contain links to other stress related articles and my article as well.
For more relevant articles related to stress you can check out Clear Your Stress website and my article Finding a Healthy Stress-free You Through Meditation . You may also want to consider speaking with a therapist.


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