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Music/Youth Minister - Louisville UMC
Louisville United Methodist Church is a vibrant faith family of more than 300 members in the Northeast District of the South Georgia Conference committed to making disciples and reaching out in the world. We are seeking a full-time director of music ministries/ youth minister to join our exceptional and collaborative team of staff and laypeople. The Director of Music Ministries will recruit, develop, equip, and lead a variety of musical groups and musical group leaders. LUMC offers a traditional worship experience. As a committed follower of Jesus Christ, the Director will lead people of all ages to glorify God and strengthen their faith through a variety of opportunities, styles of music, and worship. The Youth ministry will be responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting appropriate adult leaders to assist with the ministries related to youth. Create and implement new programs to continue the growth and development of youth ministries which will build and foster Christian relationships. Serve as the representative for youth to the Church and Youth Councils, Senior Pastor, Ministry Staff, and the Director of Staff and Discipleship to encourage the integration of youth into church ministries. Maintain a timely and accurate schedule of upcoming youth-related activities, including announcements and publications using available media provided by the church. Manage the disbursement of funds for youth ministries within the guidelines of the approved budget and in adherence with the purchasing policies of the church. Participate fully as a member of the Pastoral and Ministry staff. Be attentive to the special needs and concerns of youth. Other duties as may be assigned by the Pastor or the Director of Staff and Discipleship. Support church-wide events and special projects as needed. Maintain compliance to the Safe Sanctuary policy of LUMC with regards to youth meetings and events both on and off church property. Direct inquiries or resumes with references to Peter at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Lakefront Committee Meeting
Wednesday, January 4, 2017*
6:30 p.m. – Mallinckrodt Community Center
I. Meeting Called to Order
Members of the Committee: Staff:
Commissioner Pellaton, Chair Superintendent Lambrecht
Commissioner Abbott Superintendent Bingham
Commissioner Shelly
II. Approval of Minutes
A. December 5, 2016
III. Recognition of Visitors
IV. Communications and Correspondence
V. Unfinished Business
A. Lakefront Design Team Contract - Update
VI. New Business
VII. Manager Reports
VIII. Adjournment
* Change in regularly scheduled meeting date
If you are a person with a disability and need special accommodations to participate in and/or attend a Wilmette Park District public meeting, please notify the Director's Office at 847-256-6100.


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2012 regional popular vote averages
April 26, 2012 5 Comments
The regionalization of parties' support in the 2012 Alberta election both matches and defies the predictions of many commentators, myself included. What has come true is the north-south split between the PCs and Wildrose in rural Alberta. What has not materialized is the Edmonton-Calgary split, with both cities going overwhelmingly to the PCs.
Figure 1: Regional popular vote averages
Daveberta beat me to posting regional numbers, and this table gets at the same idea, but his compiles the aggregate vote totals in a region, whereas I compare popular vote averages across regions. I compiled similar tables for the 2008 election, which can be seen here. (See the bottom of this post for some notes on methodology.)
The second table reports the party's percentage of the popular vote in each region relative to the provincial average. This table shows the areas of relative strength and weakness of each party, which gives a different perspective than just looking at their regional percentage of the popular vote without additional context.
Figure 2: Regional popular vote averages, relative to provincial average
The PCs, though having regional variations in their support, did well across the province. Their weakest areas were inner-city Edmonton and the Greater Calgary Region—areas that went NDP/Liberal and Wildrose, respectively. In southern Alberta, where the vast majority of the seats went Wildrose, the PCs were still competitive, and their loss is due to the Wildrose's strength moreso than their own weaknesses. However, the most interesting feature (at least to me) is that, in both Calgary and Edmonton, there are significant variations in support between the sub-regions of the inner-city, the suburbs, and the surrounding metropolitan areas that are not technically part of the cities' corporate boundaries. The PCs are stronger in metro Edmonton and weaker in metro Calgary by about the same magnitude.
The bedrock of the Wildrose's support is in metro Calgary and rural southern Alberta. They also did better than their provincial average in both rural central and rural northern Alberta. The difference in between two regions is that the PCs were weaker in central Alberta than in northern Alberta, which resulted in the Wildrose sweeping central Alberta. The Wildrose's weakest area, by far, is within the City of Edmonton. However, they were only a few points under their average in metro Edmonton, which is likely as a result of their alliance with local lobby groups, such as RETA, on property rights and power line issues. I believe the over-estimation of Wildrose support in both CMAs is at least partially attributable to polling firms using CMAs as their sampling area, as opposed to just the technical city boundaries. Such errors could lead one (myself included) to believe that the Wildrose could pick up seats in Edmonton (which they did not) and that they would sweep Calgary (which they also did not). Even in Calgary, where they won two seats and have several strong second-place finishes, the Wildrose were still only a few points above their province-wide average, and finished 10 points behind the PCs in both the inner-city and suburbs. The reasons for such are being debated, but Deborah Yedlin's endorsement of the PCs suggests that, while Calgary has a stereotypically conservative and corporate outlook, Danielle Smith and the Wildrose could be seen as potentially bad for business, given their views and the degree of change that they plan to implement.
The Liberals' strongest areas are the city of Edmonton and inner-city Calgary. Unsurprisingly, given the strength of the NDP in Edmonton, the Liberals picked up more seats in Calgary because they faced less competition from the NDP. That the Liberals were able to hang on to five seats demonstrates the importance of incumbency and local star candidates, and their three seats in Calgary are arguably held more on a personal rather than party basis.
Similarly, the NDP is strongest in inner-city Edmonton, and Brian Mason and Rachel Notley's seats are two of the safest seats in the entire province. The NDP also did very well in Lethbridge, where their showing was likely bolstered by local star candidate Shannon Phillips. However, the NDP has a lot of work to do in even inner-city Calgary, where prominent centre-left Liberals David Swann and Kent Hehr likely attract many traditionally-NDP voters.
The Alberta Party's strongest showing was in West Yellowhead, where leader Glenn Taylor ran. They ran credible local campaigns in Edmonton-Rutherford and Glenora, where they were able to come close to tying with the Liberals. Their eventual goal should be to displace the Liberals, though their showing in this election shows they still have much work to do before the next election.
The non-conservative parties have some soul-searching to do. While ChangeAlberta tried to coordinate the voters on the centre and the left, the tribal loyalties that bind partisans to their party are too strong. Moreover, the centre is getting a lot more crowded with the entrance of the Alberta Party, Brian Mason's efforts to moderate the NDP, and, most importantly, Redford shifting the centre of gravity of the PCs to the centre. Both the NDP and the Liberals have been wiped off the electoral map before, and, if 1993 is an indicator, the only way for a non-conservative party to have a credible shot at forming government is if it obliterates its rivals on the centre and left.
The Wildrose also has some figuring out to do. For whatever reason, there was a seismic overnight shift the night before the election. (That would make a great poem, if someone wants to write it: "Twas the night before E-Day…") It is likely that the pressures of being Official Opposition will lead to a moderation of their stances on the contentious social issues that contributed to the implosion of their momentum. It is ironic that the Wildrose themselves did a far better job of proving the PCs' 'not-worth-the-risk' messaging than the PCs themselves ever did. Even if they were able to sweep suburban Calgary, the Wildrose will still need to win a few seats in Edmonton and a handful of seats in rural northern Alberta if they want to form government, which means reigning in some of the more polarizing opinions of the social conservative element in their base. The other irony is that the Wildrose did not learn from Decore that contentious social issues tend to destroy campaigns They would do well to learn another lesson from the Liberals: pushing the leader out because she came up short is not a good idea. If the internal tensions between the libertarians and social conservatives explode to a full-scale civil war in the Wildrose, they will suffer the same fate as the Alberta Liberals after 1993 and walk the road to self-decimation.
The PCs were weakened, but reports of their impending demise were greatly exaggerated. Redford has lost many of Ralph Klein's loyalists and has brought in many of her own people. If anything, she probably could have lived with losing a few more seats, but the PCs have still managed to reinvent themselves. Moreover, they are in a strong strategic position of dominating the centre of the spectrum. While Alison Redford and Stephen Carter dismiss the importance of left and right, they do so because they are simultaneously both and neither. Given that the NDP will always say spending is too low, and the Wildrose will always say that spending is too high, the PCs can point to the dissatisfaction of both sides and say that a proper compromise was reached. This presents a dilemma for the Liberals, who are being crowded out by the PCs. The Liberals either have to move left and take out the NDP, or dig in on the centre and find a way to cauterize the bleeding to the PCs. Moreover, the fledgling Alberta Party, which hopes to become the new centrist option, faces an even greater challenge in a reinvented and firmly centrist PCs party than they ever did in their original opponent of the Liberals.
Canada has tended to violate Duverger's Law, which states that single-member-plurality (a.k.a. first past the post) electoral systems tend to be characterized by two-party competition. We have four years to figure out if this four-party configuration will hold, but the academic literature is onside with Alberta's history in that a multiparty configuration is exceptional rather than the norm. Fortunately, there is much interest in the outcome of this election, so political scientists, pollsters, and pundits have four years to figure out what happened to make sure their 2016 predictions are a little bit closer.
Elections Alberta has no official definition of which ridings make up each region in Alberta. Lacking access to academic journals, I have not seen a current academic treatment of the political regions of Alberta. In an effort to follow some precedent, I follow the Wikipedia article's classification with some exceptions:
- Each city is comprised of three sub-regions: inner-city, suburbs, and the ridings of the surrounding municipalities that comprise each major city's census metropolitan area. This includes Airdrie, Chestermere-Rocky View, and Highwood in Calgary. 'Metro Edmonton' includes Sherwood Park, Strathcona-Sherwood Park, St. Albert, Spruce Grove-St. Albert, Stony Plain, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, and Leduc-Beaumont.
- I find the sub-regional classifications within the two Census Metropolitan Areas to be questionable, but I stick with them, given the lack of established alternative classifications.
- Banff-Cochrane was previously classified as 'Western and Central AB', and I classified it as such in my previous post. It has since been moved to 'Southern AB', which makes much more sense.
- Each region outside of the two CMAs has been subdivided into 'urban' and 'rural' categories. In these cases, the 'urban' section refers to the principal regional centres, i.e. Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Red Deer, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat.
The reported percentages are the mean of the percentage of the popular vote each party receives across all ridings in a region. This is calculated by adding the party's percentage of the popular vote in each riding and dividing by the number of ridings. (This is slightly different from using the raw vote totals to calculate a regional average, but the two methods produce similar enough results, and my method is a lot quicker to execute.)


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BENGALURU: Your precious Jimmy Choos and that sleek Prada bag that go with everything you wear have seen a few seasons and are looking a bit tired as they sit fashionably in your wardrobe. It has been a while since you wore them last.
You wouldn't dream of going to bed at night without your skincare regime, so why not treat your precious handbags and shoes with the same TLC (Tender, Love and Care) they deserve.
Begging to be let out for a glitzy evening, these luxury shoes and handbags could use a spa treatment once in a while to get them back to their usual posh selves.
These branded items attract a lot of foreign particles and stubborn dirt on them after a few uses. The products are so dearly priced that it is imperative to ensure they look their worth even after using it for a few months.
This is where a professional spa team steps in to give them a rejuvinated look for around `1,000 for each luxury item. For shoes and bags that have experienced minor staining, light colour loss or scuffed corners and minor scratches.
"A small clutch used for two outings, attracts dirt in the smallest of corners, let alone shoes. Also, since they are very highly priced, extra care needs to be given towards persevering the freshness of these products. Small initiatives from home like storing them in their dustbags can make a lot of difference," advises Mehal Kejriwal, co-founder of DuaVivo. The outlet offers spa services for luxury shoes and handbags.
To make it look as good as new, these shoes and handbags go through the following basic process during the spa treatment: cleansing, conditioning and preserving.
With the change in fabric, the treatment procedure is customised too. For example, to spa a Louis Vuitton leather bag - first the inner lining, handles, the leather, pockets, zips, metal hardware, flap, front, gusset, base are all cleansed thoroughly. Extra attention is paid to the inner lining as they are prone to odour and accumulated dust.
After this, the sterilised bag is conditioned to make the leather supple.
After several uses, the leather usually becomes dry and hard, this step conditions and rejuvenates it.
Followed by the preservation step, a protective layer is formed during the treatment to prevent the bag from direct contact with dust and foreign particles.
A canvas material however, goes through a slightly different process. A mild soap water base is used to remove the stains on its interior and exterior portion.
The practice of spa for luxury goods hasn't caught on in the city as much as it is in Delhi and Mumbai, where several stores offer these services. In Bengaluru, some stores offer laundry services for bags and shoes, where these items are cleaned, restored and repaired, but they don't specifically handle luxury brands.
"I really like the shape of my bag after the spa," says a spa availing customers in the city.
"My shoes smell really nice after the spa, " says another.
Bengalureans are relieved to have a spa for their luxury darlings, who would otherwise tear off after a few uses.
"I have been looking for a place to give my bags and shoes a nice cleaning since very long," says a customer at the city-based spa for luxury items, DuaVivo.
"A spa cleaning service will ensure that your product is rejuvenated to its best possible state and the authenticity, workmanship and originality of the product is not at all hampered with," says 20-year-old Kejriwal.


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For aspiring handy types, there's a new line of constructable kids furniture that's designed to provide plenty of gratification in exchange for relatively little effort. These new kits, by imadethat, come with wood pieces, sandpaper, simple tools and plenty of paint. The components are sturdy, and the finished product will be a source of pride for many years to come. ... Read More »
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Friendly Foam
Bloco is another of our Toy Fair finds that has just arrived in the store. These striking foam construction sets are beautifully designed, fun to build, and kids can also play with their creations, thanks to a unique plastic joint component. The high-density foam pieces can be interlocked flat or stacked to create whimsical 3D characters. Right now, there are ... Read More »
Building a fast car
Lego has just released their new Ferrari sets, featuring several models of the famous luxury cars. The completed product is beautiful and amazingly realistic by Lego standards. Car lovers, young or old, will drool over the 1:17 scale model of the new 430 Spider (pictured), which was just launched at the Geneva car show in March of 2005. The Lego ... Read More »
Mechanically inclined?
This is probably one of the most unique toy concepts I've come across in a while. Each Automoblox car comes apart into pieces, and if you have more than one car, you can rebuild the pieces to make new cars. The parts are big and chunky enough to be handled by a preschooler, but I also wouldn't be surprised to ... Read More »
Goobi Goobi Goo
OK, yes. Magnetic construction toys are everywhere. There are so many different brands, each with its own unique angle that it's gotten to be a hard category to shop. When I first saw the Goobi line, I was really skeptical. I dismissed it as another "me too" product. But the smart saleswoman had brought samples and after a half hour ... Read More »
Just add light
The first time we went to Toy Fair, in February of 2004, we were pretty new to the industry. The ink had barely dried on our lease, and our store wasn't slated to open for another 4 months. We were walking around the Javitz center in a daze, completely overwhelmed by all the sights and sounds. So many toys, so ... Read More »


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I'm pretty sure no one checks this blog anymore so this is more for my reference. I've been wanting some of these from Starbucks but at $4 a pop that is just ridiculous.
From: Top Secret Recipes: Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, and Shakes
by Todd Wilbur
(Plume; February 2002; ISBN: 0452283183; PB)
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It was in 1995 that Starbucks stores started selling this frozen drink, one of the company's most successful new products. The Frappuccino is blended with strong coffee, sugar; a dairy base, and ice. Each one is made to order and each one is guaranteed to give you a throbbing brain freeze if you sip too hard. The drinks come in several different varieties, the most popular of which I've cloned here for your frontal lobe-pounding; caffeine-buzzing pleasure.
Make double-strength coffee by measuring 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per cup (serving) in your coffee maker: The drink will be even more authentic if you use Starbucks beans and grind them yourself just before brewing.
Makes 2 "Grande" Drinks
* 3/4 cup double-strength coffee, cold
* 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
* 1 cup low-fat milk
* 2 cups ice
1. Make double-strength coffee by brewing with twice the coffee required by your coffee maker: That should be 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per each cup of coffee. Chill before using.
2. To make drink, combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until ice is crushed and drink is smooth. Pour into two 16-ounce glasses, and serve with a straw.
For this version, add 3 tablespoons of caramel topping to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream and drizzle additional caramel over the whipped cream.
For this version, add 3 tablespoons Hershey's chocolate syrup to the original recipe and prepare as described. Top each glass with whipped cream, if desired.


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Small world: Got the answers? So, what then?
By Henry Precht
BN Columnist
Major conflicts threaten the peace of the world. From the South China Sea to the Black Sea to the Sea of Galilee, nations large and small seek advantage over their antagonists. And, I'm sure you have noticed, it is often the small states that suck in and push around their larger, more powerful friends.
One feature is common to most of these conflicts: Any fair-minded and neutral observer who has paid attention to the issues involved can lay out a solution that should restore peace and allow normal life to resume without further clash and casualties.
Then, why doesn't it happen? Why doesn't a great power declare, "Here's the answer that you guys must accept or endure worst punishment. This is what the international community demands of you; comply or face the unpleasant consequences of isolation and hostility."
That's the way it used to be when the United States was a truly great power — or so we think now (but didn't always succeed as we tried in vain to get others to heed our instructions). But, we are still plenty potent; why can't we have our way with the world?
The first part of the answer is that what seems clear and fair to the outsider, often seems destructive in opposite ways to the parties directly involved. Thus, the answer to the Israel-Palestine dispute is plain in broad outlines to everyone — except to those inside who have staked their political and ideological futures on much more for their side. For example, the 1967 boundary between Israel and Palestine territory must be the border — with mutually agreed modifications — of a two state solution. Palestinians want more but will settle for that; Israel wants more and, holding it all now, won't easily give it up.
The reverse is true with refugees: Palestinians say they must return to their homes; Israel "no way," a position accepted by outsiders.
The United States could declare, "1967 border, it will be" but, wait, there is an important domestic lobby — fans of Israel — that must be accommodated or there will be electoral consequences. Americans who proclaim themselves strong patriots (what we call nationalists) quail before that threat. America First? Well, maybe not always.
And so it goes with the other elements to a peace solution — Jerusalem, security. Israel holds the horn; it calls the tune.
The same principle applies in the Ukraine crisis. Plainly, even for the non-expert the solution is clear: Ukraine is bifurcated between a west that is pro-Europe and an east that is pro-Russia. Language, religion and economic divisions also figure. If there is not to be partition — which nobody wants — there must be autonomy for the differing communities. Russians understand this as do most (reasonable) Americans. But both sides have their hard-liners who want the whole pierogi. Well, maybe some autonomy, but not very much says the bunch, which holds power in the capital.
Belligerent voice is given to threats to order to appease those toughs in the back ranks. Again, it is political courage that is lacking. Those with the power to act yield to those with the power only to impede.
Spin the globe to China. It seems obvious to fair-minded outsiders that the dispute over resources in and under nearby waters might be handled by dividing between the disputing parties investment responsibilities and income generated. In the old days of gentlemanly stalemate, this would mean an international roundtable and deals done face to face. Hard to imagine now.
Back to the Middle East and Syria where neither Russia and Iran nor, on the other side, the United States and Saudi Arabia, will back away from their clients. So, the killing goes on. A reasonable and fair solution would be for Assad to withdraw and a technocratic/respected government to be formed by outsiders and imposed on insiders to reconstruct the country and its politics. A conference was tried and failed. What is needed is for Russia/Iran to dump Assad and the United States/Saudi Arabia to abandon its clients in the oppositions (some of whom are as frightening as Assad).
The mind of man clearly is able to come up with answers. The problem is to cultivate the guts of man to stand up for those answers.
Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.


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Tunisian forces clash with militants close to border
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Tunisian police killed an Islamist militant during clashes near the Algerian border, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, after the government raised the security alert level before elections next month.
Since April, thousands of troops have been deployed in Tunisia's mountainous Chaambi region on the border with Algeria, where Islamist fighters – some of them linked to al-Qaeda – have taken refuge .
"Security and army units killed a terrorist and wounded another late on Tuesday in clashes in Kasserine city," Mohamed Ali Aroui, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Aroui said security forces continued to pursue militants in Kasserine but gave no further details.
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PORTLAND – A plan to overhaul administration of the city's public schools may include having City Hall supervise building maintenance and human resources, the superintendent told School Committee members Tuesday night.
Jim Morse said he also plans to create two new positions, a chief finance officer and a chief operations officer, to help increase accountability and productivity in nonacademic areas of the school district.
Last week, Morse announced plans to eliminate two assistant superintendent positions and the director of educational planning in the coming year. In their place, he plans to appoint a chief academic officer and two curriculum coordinators with an overall goal of improving students' performance.
"This is an accountability model that says we have a job to do and we need to get it done," Morse told committee members.
Morse said it's unclear whether the district will continue to have a human resources director, a position that will become vacant at the end of the school year when Joline Hart retires. He's talking with City Manager Joe Gray and other city officials about various collaborations.
Morse also said his reorganization plan wouldn't increase administrative costs, a premise questioned by Gary Vines, chief negotiator for the teachers' union.
"It doesn't feel like streamlining," Vines said. "You're proposing more administrative positions, rather than less."
Vines said the plan may be a hard sell for many teachers, especially when the district is considering significant layoffs because of a $6 million reduction in state and federal funding in the coming year. Morse is scheduled to present his 2010-11 budget at 7 tonight at Portland Arts and Technology High School.
Morse said it's unclear whether the administrative reorganization would add positions. Current staff members may apply, and could be hired to fill the new positions, but they would have to be qualified for much more demanding job descriptions.
"We're really upping the ante," Morse said. "Central office has been diminished to the point that it can't do the jobs it's expected to do."
Morse noted that School Committee members and others have a hard time getting accurate data from some administrators, and that the district must continue improving financial controls.
That's why the chief finance officer would oversee human resources, completing the takeover of that division of central office since the business manager assumed oversight of payroll and benefits last fall. The chief operations officer would oversee maintenance, custodial services, transportation and food services.
"When I got here, there were very distinct barriers that you didn't cross," said Morse, who started in July. "We're trying to break that down."
Morse presented an expanded reorganization chart Tuesday that builds on proposed changes he announced last week. The School Committee will review the plan on March 10.
For that meeting, committee members asked to see a current organizational chart and job descriptions for all new positions. They also asked Morse to clarify the roles of the district's two co-curricular directors, who oversee athletics and extracurricular activities at Portland and Deering high schools.
"We're trying to create clarity and accountability and the opportunity for strong leadership," said Ed Bryan, a committee member. "That doesn't mean telling people what to do. That means you make sure you're all moving in the same direction."
Staff Writer Kelley Bouchard can be contacted at 791-6328 or at: [email protected]
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I normally sleep through earthquakes but for the first time since I've been living in California a earthquake woke me up. It scared the begesus out of me. And, it lasted for what seemed like a really long time. Fortunately though, no damage.
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Good that you are well. My sister is terrified by earthquakes yet she still lives in LA. Growing up, they never did anything to get me excited. Being that there are about 15 quakes a year greater than 5.0 many people born and raised in the state shrug and keep things moving.


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General practitioners are often in the best position to observe the cluster of seemingly unrelated signs and symptoms that could indicate Fabry disease.
Early signs and symptoms may include:
Angiokeratomas, the characteristic skin rash found in a bathing trunk distribution, are commonly seen first in adolescence. These non-blanching lesions are dark red to blue-black in color, and can worsen in adulthood.
Some patients may experience life-threatening complications, even in the absence of earlier signs and symptoms.
Renal manifestations may include chronic kidney disease leading to kidney failure. Cardiac manifestations may include left ventricular hypertrophy, valvular disease, coronary artery disease, conduction abnormalities leading to congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and myocardial infarction. Cerebrovascular abnormalities may include early stroke, thromboses, and transient ischemic attacks.1
The reduction of GL-3 inclusions suggests that Fabrazyme may ameliorate disease expression; however, the relationship of GL-3 inclusion reduction to specific clinical manifestations of Fabry disease has not been established.
Since Fabry disease is progressive, early diagnosis is important. If you suspect Fabry disease in a patient, a geneticist can help provide a definitive diagnosis. Learn more about Diagnosing Fabry Disease.
Fabrazyme® (agalsidase beta) is indicated for use in patients with Fabry disease. Fabrazyme reduces globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) deposition in capillary endothelium of the kidney and certain other cell types. The reduction of GL-3 inclusions suggests that Fabrazyme may ameliorate disease expression; however, the relationship of GL-3 inclusion reduction to specific clinical manifestations of Fabry disease has not been established.
Life-threatening anaphylactic and severe allergic reactions have been observed in patients during Fabrazyme infusions. In clinical trials and postmarketing safety experience, approximately 1% of patients developed anaphylactic or severe allergic reactions during Fabrazyme infusions. Reactions have included localized angioedema (including swelling of the face, mouth, and throat), bronchospasm, hypotension, generalized urticaria, dysphagia, rash, dyspnea, flushing, chest discomfort, pruritus, and nasal congestion. Interventions have included cardiopulmonary resuscitation, oxygen supplementation, IV fluids, hospitalization, and treatment with inhaled beta-adrenergic agonists, antihistamines, epinephrine, and IV corticosteroids. If severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions occur, immediately discontinue administration of Fabrazyme and provide necessary emergency treatment. Because of the potential for severe allergic reactions, appropriate medical support measures should be readily available when Fabrazyme is administered.
Re-administration of Fabrazyme to patients who have previously experienced severe or serious allergic reactions to Fabrazyme should be done only after careful consideration of the risks and benefits of continued treatment, and only under the direct supervision of qualified personnel and with appropriate medical support measures readily available.
The most common adverse reactions reported are infusion reactions, some of which were severe. Infusion reactions occurred in approximately 50-55% of patients during Fabrazyme administration in clinical trials. Serious and/or frequently occurring (≥ 5% incidence) related adverse reactions consisted of one or more of the following: chills, fever, feeling hot or cold, dyspnea, nausea, flushing, headache, vomiting, paresthesia, fatigue, pruritus, pain in extremity, hypertension, chest pain, throat tightness, abdominal pain, dizziness, tachycardia, nasal congestion, diarrhea, edema peripheral, myalgia, back pain, pallor, bradycardia, urticaria, hypotension, face edema, rash, and somnolence.
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Anise Swallowtail Butterfly
Category: Arizona, Butterflies, California, Family, Nevada, Oregon, Region 1, Region 2, Southern British Columbia, Swallowtail (Papilionidae), Washington
The Anise Swallowtail, Papilio zelicaon, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, which gives the butterfly an overall yellow appearance. There are striking blue spots on the rear edge of the rear wing, and the characteristic tails of the swallowtails. Its wingspan is 79 cm. Its body is somewhat shorter than the rather similar Western Tiger Swallowtail, with which its range overlaps; it also lacks the black stripes, converging toward the tail, of the latter. There is a somewhat darker subspecies, Papilio zelicaon nitra, which is rare throughout the range, though somewhat more often found at lower elvations.
Anise Swallowtail Butterfly Life Cycle
Anise Swallowtail Larvae
Adult females lay eggs singly on the undersides of host-plant leaves. In the first two instars, the caterpillar is dark brown, almost black, with an irregular white band at its middle. After that, it becomes more green at each successive molt until, in the fifth (last) instar, it is predominantly green, with markings in black, orange, and light blue, as shown at left. Its major food plants are members of the carrot family, Apiaceae, (including fennel), and also some members of the citrus family, Rutaceae. Like all swallowtail caterpillars, if disturbed, it will suddenly evert bright orange osmeteria (or "stinkhorns") from just behind its head, glandular structures which give off a foul odor. The caterpillar grows to around 5 cm in length before forming a chrysalis, which is brown or green and about 3 cm long. Anise Swallowtail Pupa
The Anise Swallowtail pupa looks like a thick branch coming off of the larval host plant 1. The top of the pupa extends slightly from the plant, held by strong silk. This is where the adult butterfly emerges.
Anise Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar Host Plants:
Apiaceae (cumin, parsley, anise, carrot, coriander/cilantro, dill, caraway, fennel, parsnip, celery, Queen Anne's Lace
Rutaceae (Flowering citrus: orange, lemon, grapefruit, lime)
Anise Swallowtail Butterfly Host Plants:
Apiaceae (cumin, parsley, anise, carrot, coriander/cilantro, dill, caraway, fennel, parsnip, celery, Queen Anne's Lace, Rutaceae (Flowering citrus: orange, lemon, grapefruit, lime).
Region 1: Oregon, Washington, Southern British Columbia.
Region 2: Arizona, California, Nevada.
Anise Swallowtail Distribution
The Anise Swallowtail is a butterfly of fairly open country, and is most likely to be seen on bare hills or mountains, in fields or at the roadside. It is often seen in towns, in gardens or vacant lots.
The normal range of the Anise Swallowtail extends from British Columbia and North Dakota at its northern extreme, south to the Baja California peninsula and other parts of Mexico. It is occasionally reported from the south-east United States, but its normal range does not extend east of New Mexico, and even in the south-western states it is uncommon in the desert regions. In the southern parts of its range, the adults can be seen year-round, but in the north-west coastal regions, there are two flights, in spring and fall, while in the warmest parts of its range, there is a single flight, between April and July. In all the more northerly parts of the range, the chrysalis hibernates.
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text: Rode up to Americade to spend the weekend gazing at the bikes, looking at some venders, eating great food and enjoying good MC conversations. I have been attending Americade for the last 22 years and its been going dowhill the last ten years. Too much commercialization of what used to be a friendly biker event. The main strip is now blocked by a circus looking arena where two paid fools burnt rubber for everyone to gawk at. No more relaxing and watching the parade of slow moving bikes traveling up and down main street. The vendor quality has plummeted to Chinese knockoffs. Parking has been seriously altered on main street but who cares because the "parade" is gone. No more are any bands, comedians and other talent allowed because the company who bought the rights want competition. This year I brought a friend who never attended an Americade and after one day he suggested we leave! We left Saturday morning and rode across NY state till Sunday evening. The old Americade is gone and welcome to the new commercialized profit ridden garbage called Americade. The old Goldwing riders who started Americade in the 1960s must be rolling in their graves....if they are dead...lol.


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Parenting is one of the most rewarding experiences one can have, as well as the most daunting. And most frustrating. And most habit-forming. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to start the heavy drinking when one of my kids cracked open a case of vintage whine! But, I wouldn't change it for the world.
Ultimately, as a parent, you have a responsibility to raise your kids to be well-behaved adults who contribute to society in one way or another. Early on child rearing is pretty easy – child acts up, they get a kick in the rear to get back in line. As they grow it gets far more complicated – Kid 2.0 has more features and potential bugs than Kid, and so on. Hence all the technical manuals on raising kids. But, in a nutshell (or Linux shell for you computer nerds), I've come to the simple conclusion that raising kids into responsible adults entails one major skill – tightrope walking. Yes, parents are forever trying to foster their child's interests and talents to help steer them in the right direction for their future, professional life without grabbing the wheel themselves and thereby leading their child to a life of forced misery in a job and life they despise. It's a very daunting task, like I said, because parents want their children to have their own dreams and set their own goals. But as parents, you know that some of those goals and dreams aren't even close to their potential if not woefully inappropriate.
Take for example my eldest. Now that she's in high school she should have at least an inkling of some of the careers she can pursue in order to plan her education from here on out. And, as her father, I've spoken with my wife and my own mother about some possibilities to try to get her interest up. We all see she's a caring young woman and the job of home health aid seems to be growing. We live in an aging metropolitan region, so that could be a good choice. She's also very good at math and with some further education could make a decent bookkeeper. But she's an adolescent and has her own ideas.
She has mentioned becoming an actress. Has she performed in any school plays? Nope. Does she like to sing and dance? Nope. Is she comfortable in front of a crowd? Nope. Is she outgoing? Nope. Then why the heck does she want to be an actress? Well, she figures it's her only way to get to Hollywood and meet/marry Ross Lynch.
I believe I mentioned it's a parent's job to foster dreams and goals in their children. Although I don't necessarily discourage marrying rich (it would make our own retirement easier if the rich actor/singer son-in-law could help take care of Mom and Pop), I don't think it a worthwhile goal to have. And given that she has no real interest in acting, I'm not sure that's the best route. Perhaps she can work on her writing skills and become an entertainment reporter. I feel comfortable saying this because she doesn't read my blog – otherwise I'd never give her that idea.
Then there's the 11-year-old. She is very creative and very bright. She's a talented artist, writer, seamstress, cook, etc. She made her own Elsa costume – only having a little issue with the sleeves on her very first attempt at making a dress. She baked her own birthday cake with minimal supervision from Daddy; and she often makes her own food. Her standardized test results were in the 99th percentile. She could be anything – but she only talks about being a hair stylist. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with that profession and I'd never say she's too good or too smart to be one. But, to understand my concern about this potential career just take a look at the character Sophie in Super Completely and Totally the Messiest. I mean, would you get your hair done by someone whose hair looked like that? Well, she's young.
Now, my next two are too young to really be looking into potential careers. However, the baby loves playing with Lego-Duplo building blocks. Perhaps a career in architecture or civil engineering is in her future. When she's older and the swallow/choke risk has subsided I hope to buy her some traditional Legos. Then, I can play Legos again, too. No more naked Barbies for this Daddy!
So, until I get to experience the joy of seeing my little girls all grown up and standing on their own two feet as productive members of society, I'll just have to try my best to enjoy watching their journey of self-discovery and not get too stressed out in trying to guide them along the path which will best join their dreams with their talents. And, maybe, along the way, I'll do the same for myself.


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|My neighbor's Lexus, 7x10" watercolor
I live in the house on the left in this painting. That's my neighbor's car in the garage.
I love most of what I can recall about my more-years-than-I-want-to-admit advertising career as an art director. Sure there's a lot of schlock out there, but much advertising is downright entertaining. An ad group in NYC created one of the funniest, most clever ads I ever had the privilege to view. The name of the small, very-hot-at-the-time, agency in New York was Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Yes, I'm serious. (I Googled them and found the agency closed its doors in 2005.) The ad was for the National Wildlife Federation and the visual had a couple of small sparrows perched on a tree limb. The headline was, "Give to the Wildlife Federation. After all, who else is going to _____ on your neighbor's Lexus?" something like that. You fill in the blank.
Yep, that's a Lexus parked safely (from any wildlife) in my neighbor's garage. Did this painting yesterday in spite of the heat. Click Morning pathway to see the plein air oil I painted this morning before the mercury soared.


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The United States is, in those immortal Washington, D.C., words, "too big to fail." That's an economic judgment call, of course, as applied to such failed corporations as General Motors, Chrysler, AIG, Citigroup, etc., which are, through taxpayer largesse imposed on unwilling and overburdened taxpayers by the likes of Congress and all-too-willing presidents, i.e., George Bush and Barack Obama, still hanging around.
But the United States is different; the United States government can keep the economy afloat by printing money, which it is doing in the trillions these days, and using those trillions to stave off economic collapse.
California, though, is an entirely different story. As a state, it doesn't have the power to print money, and so must rely on increasingly onerous taxes, federal loans and governmental financial gimmickry to stay afloat. California's recent tax hikes, covering everything from vehicle license fees to cigarette taxes to personal income taxes to corporate taxes and a flood of "stimulus" dollars from Washington, are the latest effort to prevent state bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy dead ahead
But the dreaded bankruptcy, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his left-dominated legislature are warning us, will ensue if the state's voters don't approve the long list of propositions on the state ballot this coming May 19.
Those measures are Prop. 1A, which would extend the recently enacted tax increases for two more years and could remove an additional $16 billion from taxpayers' wallets. In exchange, we would get a poor spending cap; Prop. 1B, which creates massive new spending at a time when we can least afford it, adding $9 billion per year in new liabilities; Prop. 1C, which puts state lottery proceeds into the general fund without doing anything to reduce overall government spending; Prop. 1D, which would take $1.7 billion of Prop. 10 money to pay for another program, and would create more auditing and reporting mandates on the counties that are required to implement the program; Prop. 1E, which would gut Prop. 63 (Rob Reiner's Mental Health Services) to pay for another program (Medi-Cal) that sustained cuts in the general fund; and Prop. 1F, which would make statewide elected officials and members of the state legislature feel some pain through redistricting.
Only 1F deserves a yes vote.
Rejecting the scam
The rest should be rejected, and if that results in bankrupting the state, we're all for it. Why? Because until that happens, the electorate will keep returning the same old politicians to office, where they will continue to overspend and overtax and overregulate Californians in general. Approval of the first five initiatives by voters would simply delay the day when fiscal conservatives are returned to power to clean up the incredible mess Sacramento has fashioned out of what once was one of the country's most respected state economies.
April 15 is this Wednesday, and there will be "tea parties" all over the United States protesting the decimation of individual rights, financial security and private sector financial power. If you can't get away to attend one of those parties (count yourself lucky if your job keeps you from doing so; unemployment is only one of the prices we're paying for the Sacramento-Washington power structure that got us here in the first place), delay your protest until May 19. That's the time to send a message via the voting booth by rejecting California's latest tax-andspend scam.
Bankruptcy? We're already there. The politicians know it, but are desperately trying to find a way to avoid the truth and preserve their power. Don't let them.


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Friday: Meet at 2pm for an opening slide show demonstrating locations we will shoot and techniques for best capturing those images. After class, we head out for sunset.
Saturday: 3 Hour sunrise/morning shoot followed by breakfast and then a 2 hour classroom session on Lightroom techniques. Lunch break and then we will spend the remaining time in the filed shooting waterfalls and then a sunset.
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Dear Prudence,
My cousin and I had been best friends since we were little girls. As we grew our bond became closer. She was my college roommate, and later my maid of honor. We lived close to each other and hung out constantly. Five years ago, when I was 28, I was diagnosed with cancer. I had Hodgkin's lymphoma and spent two years undergoing chemo, radiation, and a stem cell transplant that put me in the hospital for months. During this low point in my life, she disappeared. No calls. No emails. No texts. No visits. No flowers. Nothing. I know her so well that I understood she just didn't know how to deal with this, but her absence was the hardest part of my cancer experience. I am now cancer-free, and she has had a child and gotten married. My mother pressured me to attend my cousin's baby shower, but I gave an impersonal gift card and left as soon as I could. I was invited to the wedding, but didn't attend. I just can't pretend nothing happened. As the years pass, however, my family sees me as the one causing the rift because of my refusal to make nice with her. I have to endure long updates from my mother about her life, I listen as my sister tells me that my cousin really wants to know how I am. I don't want to hear anything about her life unless it is from her. I miss her terribly, but unless I hear a heartfelt apology from her, I don't see how a relationship can be possible. Am I right or wrong?
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The May ballot needs write-in candidates to continue the progress of the Budget Committee.
The May ballot needs write-in candidates to continue the progress of the Budget Committee.
There are three openings on the Budget Committee, with only one declared candidate. I find this disturbing, in that the Budget Committee is of equal importance to the Board of Selectmen. The citizens of York receive financial benefit from the charter mandate provided to this committee: Monthly oversight of the school and town spending against budgets; annual budget proposal reviews; and participation in development of annual capital plans, whose subsequent bonding has long-range impact on taxes.
I believe the voters need to take action in the May referendum by proposing write-in candidates. One such candidate is Frederick Weston, who was a candidate on the 2008 ballot. Elected to the two seats that year were Dawn Sevigny and Robert Palmer, who have served with discipline and distinction. A second candidate I would support is Richard Bartlett, who is well know in York and has served in the Budget Committee previously.
For the past six years, I have served on several town committees: the Assessment Review Board, the Tax Task Force and the Budget Committee. My activity in these assignments have demonstrated that changes can be made to improve the effectiveness and visibility of municipal governance. The Tax Task Force was instrumental in stimulating and supporting the assessor's program to educate the citizens as to the logic and methods of the assessment system. The Tax Task Force developed guidelines for town and school budgeting .... ceilings on annual percentage increases and guidelines which eliminate routine maintenance items from the annual capital plan.
The Budget Committee has developed and implemented monthly reporting procedures which increase the visibility of school and town spending. There are procedures which provide the opportunity for the citizens to see and hear the logic behind annual budget elements. Citizens can view each of these procedures in prime time on Channel 3, to be up to date on key school and town financial issues. At the committee's request the variety of accounts and historical processes have been reviewed and modified to improve visibility and fiscal effectiveness. Implementation of carry-forward projects from earlier budgets are being monitered as previously allocated funds are expended.
In this year's budget review series, the Budget Committee recognized the national and local economic distress, and from the outset requested that the school and town budget proposals be made in the context of limited impact on the taxpayer. Inaccurate comments and reports have been circulated that the Budget Committee's repeated requests for reductions were outside our purview. It is the mandate of the Budget Committee to maintain this fiscal discipline, resulting in visibility and utility for the citizens of York.
There are many financial issues that have policy implications. The Budget Committee does not set policy, but I believe that it is the committee's responsibility to ensure that policy matters, with financial impact, are brought to the attention of municipal management for review.
It is also our responsibility to identify those policies with financial implications that are not being carried out.
In summary, having a full, seven-person Budget Committee is in the best interest of the citizens of York. A balance of viewpoints, experience and disciplines will ensure that the charter mandate is carried out, and that the citizens of York can understand how their money is being spent.
I repeat my proposal, requesting support of write-in candidates on the May 29 ballot: Frederick Weston and Richard Bartlett.
— David Lincoln in an outgoing member of the York Budget Committee.


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The first lesson I learned while a student at the Museum School was that in creating art there are no rules. Throughout the years, this is a concept that I almost always adhere to. My husband and I are avid world travelers and usually visit very remote areas— off the typical tourist path. Our travels play a major role in our lives and, to date, we have visited over 80 countries outside of the U.S. and all seven continents.
We usually spend at least a month in each country and, by the end of each trip, we feel a real connection to the country and the people we've visited. Although I almost never draw or paint while on vacation, I do take many pictures—for future reference. Each trip provides me with a wealth of knowledge and ideas which, in one way or another, eventually become incorporated into my art. I consider myself to be a deep thinker but a spontaneous painter. An idea may permeate in my mind for months before I begin a series. The finished piece seldom resembles my original idea/concept and although I am aware of the origin, I leave it to the observer to interpret my work and reach their own conclusions.
Jeanne Griffin earned her BFA from Tufts University and a diploma from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. She is a Signature Member of the National Collage Society and a founding member of New England Wax (NEW), a professional group of artists who work in encaustic. Jeanne is the recipient of numerous awards including a prestigious Boit Award from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and The Thames & Hudson Book Award from the Berman Museum of Art in Collegetown, PA. Her works have been exhibited locally and nationally in galleries and museums throughout the U.S. including the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, MA, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, MA, the Saco Art Museum in Saco, ME, the Longmont Museum in Longmont, Colorado and the Mesa Museum of Contemporary Art in Mesa, Arizona. She is also represented in several publications including "Collage in All Dimensions", by Gretchen Bierbaum and Petrina Gardner. Before relocating to Maine, Jeanne was a member of the Kingston Gallery in Boston for twenty years and served as its Co-Director for two of those years. She is presently represented by the Whitney Galleries in Wells, Maine.


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Thursday, 12 February 2015 06:43 PM
The federal judge who overturned Alabama's gay marriage ban ordered a defiant county to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, signaling to probate judges across the state that they should do the same.
About an hour after U.S. District Judge Callie Granade's ruling, Mobile County opened up its marriage license office and started granting the documents to gay couples, according to David Kennedy, an attorney for one of the couples who wed.
Gay rights advocates said they hoped Granade's order would smooth an uneven legal landscape where gay couples have been able to marry in some Alabama counties and not in others. However, it wasn't immediately clear what other judges would do.
At least 22 of Alabama's 67 counties are issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
"Judge Granade's ruling confirms that the U.S. Constitution requires Alabama probate judges to issue marriage licenses to all qualified couples, gay and straight," said Randall Marshall, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama.
Mobile and other counties had refused to issue the marriage licenses after Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore told probate judges on Sunday they didn't have to because they were not defendants in the original case.
Moore has argued that Granade's Jan. 23 ruling striking down the Bible Belt state's gay-marriage ban was an illegal intrusion on Alabama's sovereignty.
Moore made a name for himself by fighting to keep a Ten Commandments at a courthouse, refusing to remove it even though a federal judge ordered him to. His resistance cost him his job, but he won re-election as chief justice in 2012.
Moore was not at the brief hearing Granade held Thursday. However, he was often the subject of the discussion.
Marshall called Moore's directive, sent hours before courthouses opened Monday, a "ploy" to stop gay marriage in Alabama.
Michael Druhan, an attorney for Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis, said Davis closed marriage license operations altogether this week — even for heterosexual couples — rather than navigate what seemed like a legal minefield of conflicting directives.
"If you stand still, you might get shot. If you move, you might blow up," Druhan said outside court.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Christmas Thurston
if your just joining us on our merry lil hop be sure to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything....click here for all the details
for my card today I used The Thurston Digi from Smeared Ink
the sketch came from the Very Sketchy Challenge from the Smeared and Smudged forum, I printed the hat...Kenny K image...and then I took some sparkly pipe cleaner and made it into a wreath (saw something like this on one of Tim Holtz tags) and dabbed some red puffy paint on it, I put some snow writer stuff on his hat (thanks Tori) my Thurston image is colored an then I added some UTEE he is super shiny I love him! I don't think Thurston looks very happy that I stuck a hat and wreath on him but hey...its Christmas so he'll just have to deal with it! :)
be sure to check out the other Jolly bloggers (sidebar) and I'll "see" ya on Friday
I'm entering this into the following challenges
Fresh Brewed - Christmas
The Crafy Pad - Embossing
Crafty Hos - Red and Green
Saprkles Forum - Christmas
One Stitch at a time - Anything goes
Stamping with Fun - Christmas
Pear Tree Designs - Christmas
Karbers Challenges - digi
Stamps r us Challenges - anything goes
Simon says stamps and show - Tim technique
theres magic in the air - red and green
a spoon full of sugar - Christmas Cards
creative card crew - anything goes
Cards for men - Christmas for man
top tip tuesday- Christmas inspired
dutch dare - Christmas card
delightfulsketches - Embossing
ecp challenges - Christmas
creative inspirations - anything christmas
28 comments:
- Steph said...
Great job on the sketch! Fab job on dressing Thurston up for the holidays, really like the pipe-cleaner wreath idea :)
- December 15, 2010 at 7:49 AM
- TMCPhoto said...
I think he looks very festive if perhaps a little embarrassed by how festive he looks.
- December 15, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- Josephine said...
What a great and unusual card. The added Christmas bits are really effective.
Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this time.
- December 15, 2010 at 12:04 PM
- Alison said...
This is awesome! Love the hat and the garland is awesome!!! Great job with the sketch too...I will be using that tomorrow!
- December 15, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- Saskia said...
Great card! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Brewed Challenges! Good luck!
Greetings, Saskia :)
- December 15, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Hi There,
Fabbie card, great image.
Thanks for joining us at SFC, good luck.
Huggies Angel
- December 15, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- Alex said...
This is great. Love the combination of stripes and wavey. Thurston looks fab in a santa hat!
- December 15, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- Jane said...
I like him he is very festive
Luv Jane xxx
- December 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- DonnaMundinger said...
Thurston looks quite fetching in that hat. Love it! xxD
- December 15, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- deniserows said...
ahoy..he so cute and christmassy. great utee
- December 15, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- Marilyn said...
Great card!
Thanks for joining us at Stamps R Us.
- December 15, 2010 at 8:59 PM
- Maggie's Crafts said...
Lovely card! Thank you for joining us at The Crafty Pad @ http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ Please come back next Sunday for another brilliant challenge! :)
- December 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM
- Doreen said...
What a fabulous card. Thanks for sharing with us at SFC.xxx
- December 16, 2010 at 5:19 AM
- Nannieflash said...
Unusual image but it makes a fab card, love the colouring to. Thanks for joining us at CFM, good luck with the challenge and bloghop. With hugs Shirleyxxx
- December 16, 2010 at 5:26 AM
- Pat said...
Great image, super card lovely colours. Thanks for joining us at The Crafty Pad this week.
Pat xx
- December 16, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- Susie said...
Great card, unusual image, love the wreath & puffy detail on the hat! Thanks for joining us at Pear Tree Designs this week and Merry Christmas xx
- December 16, 2010 at 2:24 PM
- Mandy said...
Wonderful card...Love the image and your wreath great idea..Thanks for joining us at Cards for Men...
Mandy xx
- December 16, 2010 at 9:59 PM
- tiggertastic said...
fantastic work, i love your style
good luck in the challenges and wishing you a lovley weekend
Sarah-Louise x
Designing for : CCC & CPF
- December 17, 2010 at 12:59 AM
- Leanne said...
Fab card!
Thank you for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday - good luck! Remember, you can enter as many times as you like!
Hugs Leanne xx
- December 17, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- clare said...
Thanks for joining us @ PTD. Merry Christmas. x
- December 17, 2010 at 11:53 AM
TFS. I love his festive getup, even if he is less impressed. LOL. Paula
- December 17, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- LynneForsythe said...
What a way to dress Thurston up!!
thanks bunches for playing along with the DT and Simon Says Stamp and Show!!
- December 17, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- Terry said...
Hiya thanks for joining the DT from Simon Says Stamp and show. Your Thurston looks great, thanks for sharing Hugs Terry xxxx
- December 18, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- ldfdesign said...
i love his hat and his wreath! wonderful card!
- December 19, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Tammy Miller said...
I am sorry I am running behind but wanted to tell you that I loved your card and I am happy you decided to play along with the Crafty Ho's! I hope you will join us this week for a great sketch challenge!
Tammy (DT Member)
- December 19, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Hazel (Didos) said...
Ah this is super I love the image and your paper choice is brilliant too. . Thanks for joining in on OSAAT this week Hazelxoxo
- December 19, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- Anne said...
What a fun Christmas card!
Thanks for taking the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge and Merry Christmas to you!
- December 20, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- Floweret said...
Very nice card - love the cool feel of it, thanks for joining Fresh brewed designs two weeks long christmas challenge.
- December 22, 2010 at 1:24 AM


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Starz places series order for Neil Gaiman's American Gods
Neil Gaiman fans have been teased previously with an American Gods series that was all set to hit HBO back in 2011 and while that plan fell through, it looks like Starz is stepping up the plate to deliver. They're giving a straight-to-series order for the contemporary fantasy novel, to be developed and written by Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies) and Michael Green (Kings), who will serve as the series' showrunner. Gaiman will also serve as executive producer to the series, and had some words of excitement to share with fans.
Neil Gaiman on finally starting an American Gods series:
I am thrilled, scared, delighted, nervous and a ball of glorious anticipation. The team that is going to bring the world of American Gods to the screen has been assembled like the master criminals in a caper movie: I'm relieved and confident that my baby is in good hands. Now we finally move to the exciting business that fans have been doing for the last dozen years: casting our Shadow, our Wednesday, our Laura…
While I've yet to read the book on which the show is based, I've spoken with enough people who's excitement over a possible series has me convinced that this is one show to look out for. The book follows that of an ex-con who who partners up with a conman who turns out to be a god. Kinda like PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, except completely different. I'm in!
No premiere date has been set as of now, but you can bet we'll relay that info as soon as it hits.
I'm pretty confident this scene is American Gods. Wait, no, just PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES again.


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Flyway Film Festival regroups with new leadership in eleventh year
PEPIN — The Flyway Film Festival has announced that the festival organization will restructure during 2018, with plans to host a two-day event Oct. 19-20 in Stockholm, Pepin and Alma.
When the Flyway's founder and executive director, Rick Vaicius, made the decision to move to the Twin Cities last year, a group of Lake Pepin-area volunteers took the reins of the annual event. According to incoming Flyway board member Mary Anne Collins-Svoboda, the group is in the process of forming a new nonprofit organization.
"We're looking forward to putting on a smaller-scale event this year," Collins-Svoboda said. "It's been a challenge to regroup, and we've got a lot of planning and fundraising ahead of us. But we're well on the way to making the 11th annual Flyway a fantastic event."
Lu Lippold, a longtime Flyway volunteer, will serve as interim executive director. She has an extensive background in independent film and film festivals, having worked as a documentary filmmaker, festival event producer, writer, grant administrator and film professor.
The Flyway Film Festival began in 2007 as an expansion of the successful film series initiated by Rick Vaicius and Diana Masters. By 2014, the Flyway had achieved the status of being on MovieMaker Magazine's prestigious "25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" list. The festival has attracted such independent film trailblazers as Ted Hope, Emily Best, Xan Aranda, Brian Newman, Jon Reiss and many more.
Despite its shoestring budget, the Flyway grew to encompass a well-attended community gala, an education program and a four-day festival in the Lake Pepin area towns. A group of around 50 local volunteers was instrumental in putting the festival together and making it an integral part of the community.
The new organization has incorporated under the name Flyway Film Society. The founding board members are Mary Anne Collins-Svoboda, Scott Wolf, Trevor Porath, Tracy Tabery-Weller, Allison House, Diana Masters and Irene Wolf.
Collins-Svoboda is pleased that this group of community members is banding together to continue the Flyway tradition.
"The Flyway Film Festival is extremely important to the Lake Pepin area," Collins-Svoboda said. "We're proud to continue bringing the best in independent film to this part of the world."


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One problem a lot of small businesses - and even a lot of search engine marketers - deal with on their website is that (with much time, effort, and hard work) they are able to start getting lots of traffic to their site, only to find that they are not really increasing in sales as much as they would like; a large part of the reason why this happens is that traffic is not necessarily synonymous with conversions - and in order to convert visitors, you will need to know how to get them to your sales page. One of the best ways to get visitors to your sales page is by having a "call to action button" that exists on every page on your site - either on the sidebar of the site, or within the text itself; this call to action button should not compromise the look of your site, but it should snag the attention of your visitor (perhaps letting them know about a deal or promotion you have going on) so that they will be more likely to visit your sales page.
Another thing to be aware of is the fact that there are certain parts of a site that visitors tend to ignore, because so many websites use these areas for ads, or for sales pitches, but one area of the site that visitors will have a hard time ignoring are the tools they will need to use to navigate the site - so take advantage of this by placing sales-related materials in these areas.
And finally, you will want to make sure you are paying close attention to the actual design of your site, and will want to make sure that the "conversion" elements of the site stand out, instead of blending in so well with the rest of your site that your visitors never even notice them!
You will be able to see a steady increase in the number of conversions you have on your site when you start paying attention to these things - and this will result in a steady increase in income from your site as well!


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The following members comprise the Hoisting Machine Operator's Advisory Board, as of July 1, 2016:
|Name & Title
|Term of Office
|Tristan Aldeguer
|Serving as a Health, Safety and Environment Manager, Waianae resident Tristan Aldeguer provides various safety consulting services and training. Along with his career in construction safety management, Mr. Aldeguer has spent fifteen years in the occupational safety and health field here in Hawaii.
|Doc Bailey
|Doc Bailey has over 30 years of experience in the crane industry. He is the C.E.O and President of "Doc Bailey Cranes & Equipment Inc." which he founded in 1986. The company specializes in Crane Rentals, Crane Repair, Crane & Winch Sales, Hi-Rail, and Specialized Construction Equipment. Doc Bailey expanded the business from California to Hawaii in 1991.
|Angela A. Chinen
|A resident of Kailua, Angela A. Chinen is an instructor with the Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Operating Engineers Local Union #3. Ms. Chinen has thirty years of construction industry experience and is a certified member of both HMOAB and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).
|Richard E. Lentes III
(Vice Chair)
|Currently employed by Hawthorne CAT in Waipahu where he is responsible for training programs and more than fifty overhead and mobile company cranes, Richard E. Lentes III is currently a certified mobile crane inspector and an experienced safety/health manager, following a successful career in the U.S. Navy.
|John P. Mihlbauer Jr.
|John P. Mihlbauer, Jr., of Kaneohe, recently retired after 29 years in Federal Service as a Mechanical Engineer with the US Navy and the US Army Corps of Engineers. John is president of All Ship & Cargo Surveys, Ltd. He joins the Board on 1 July. John is registered as a licensed Mechanical Engineer in Hawaii and California. He serves on the ASME B30.8 and ASME B30.24 sub-committees.
|Melvin Chang (Executive Assistant)
|Mel Chang works in the HMOAB office as its executive assistant. Mel Chang comes to the HMOAB after working 31 years for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142 as their education and communications director. Mel Chang also served as the editor of the ILWU's newspaper, the "Voice of the ILWU".


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Dr. Richard Zhang joins Spine Team Texas with extensive experience in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Dr. Zhang has participated in numerous research studies at MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and UCLA. He has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He also wrote abstracts and presented findings at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting and California Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting.


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On Tuesday, July 5, Congress passed the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (H.R.3766). This bipartisan bill makes U.S. foreign assistance more effective and accountable, and has had strong support in both the House and the Senate under the leadership of Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Reps. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA).
Starting today, NGO Aid Map will begin publishing its data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This means the addition of data from more than 100 InterAction member organizations with thousands of projects, spanning almost all countries and sectors. NGO Aid Map data will be published daily so there is little to no delay between the time we get data from our members and the time it becomes available via the IATI Registry.
InterAction has just published information on its grant-funded activities to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) for the third time. Since first publishing in March 2015, we've considerably improved our publication process. It's only a slight exaggeration to say that we can now publish to IATI with just one click of a button. In case it might be of use to others, here's how we did it.
In 2014 USAID ranked at the bottom of the "Fair" category of Publish What You Fund's Aid Transparency Index, narrowly missing joining a few fellow U.S. government agencies that were rated as "Poor." Less than a year later USAID has jumped into the "Good" category. That improvement, noted in PWYF's 2015 U.S. Aid Transparency Review, clearly demonstrates that where there's a will, there's a way.
In honor of Sunshine Week – a weeklong celebration of open government – we'd like to share four lessons InterAction has learned in our own journey towards openness.
Balancing the tension between providing enough, timely or high quality data is tricky – it's often hard to do all of those things at once. Still, if data is not good enough it can't be used, rendering transparency meaningless.
Before getting into what NGO Aid Map is doing to improve data quality, it's worth revisiting what we mean by that. When we wrote about this topic last year, our definition of data quality had three dimensions:
Last week, the U.S. government released its third National Action Plan for the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Included in the plan is a strong commitment to improving foreign aid transparency. The commitment focuses on what matters most in aid transparency at this point: improving the quality of the data published, and increasing the use of that data.
Ten years ago, ownership was established as a key principle of aid effectiveness. Although understanding of ownership has evolved since then – most significantly, as something that involves not just governments but all parts of society – today the focus is not on whether ownership is important but on how we can move ownership from principle to practice. To date, these conversations have primarily concerned how to make ownership a reality in program design and implementation. InterAction supports these efforts, but believes they need to go one step further.
On Wednesday, Publish What You Fund (PWYF) will launch its 2014 Aid Transparency Index, which ranks donors according to the amount – and quality – of the aid information they publish. As a partner, we know that every year the Index prompts a mad rush around the deadline for data collection, as donors seek to improve their scores.
The Foreign Assistance Dashboard is about to go through a redesign process. Recognizing that it has a diverse audience with many different interests, the Dashboard team plans to consult a wide range of stakeholders, including in-country partners. For this, they deserve credit. The trick, however, will be not to fall prey to the illusion that it is possible to design one site that will serve everyone's needs.
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