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Quantifying the Glacial Meltwater Component of Streamflow in the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Whatcom County, WA, Using a Distributed Hydrology Model
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Winter 2007
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Masters Thesis
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Master of Science (MS)
First Advisor
Mitchell, Robert J. (Geologist)
Second Advisor
Clark, Douglas H., 1961-
Third Advisor
Greenberg, Joanne J., 1952-
Glacial meltwater is a vital component of rivers and streams in glaciated regions such as the Pacific Northwest, and can be critical for municipal water supplies, power generation, and habitat issues. The Middle Fork of the Nooksack River is fed by meltwater from Deming Glacier on Mount Baker, WA. The City of Bellingham has been diverting water from the Middle Fork since 1962 to supplement the water supply, and to maintain water quality in Lake Whatcom, the water source for the city. Because of regulations, water is only diverted when the Middle Fork exceeds minimum acceptable streamflow. A concern for water resource managers in Whatcom County, WA, is that Deming Glacier is retreating. In this study, the Distributed Hydrology Soils Vegetation Model (DHSVM) is used to perform a detailed assessment of the hydrology in the Middle Fork basin, to quantify future meltwater contributions to the Middle Fork Nooksack River as Deming Glacier continues to retreat, and to evaluate streamflow contributions based on predicted climate change. DHSVM is a physically based, spatially distributed hydrology model that simulates a water and energy balance at the pixel scale of a digital elevation model (DEM). DHSVM requires multiple GIS input grids to characterize the watershed including a DEM, soil type, soil thickness, vegetation, stream network, and watershed boundary. Required meteorological input includes an hourly time series of air temperature, relative humidity, incoming shortwave and longwave radiation, and wind speed. Meteorological data were compiled from historical records of lower-altitude weather stations. The model was calibrated to measured snow-water equivalent at the Middle Fork SNOTEL station and stream discharge at the USGS stream gauge on the Middle Fork using a 1-hour time step and 50 m GIS grid resolution. Once calibrated, the model was applied to examine the effects of glacier size on streamflow. The model was also applied to simulate future streamflow based on predicted future climate change scenarios. The estimated glacial meltwater component of late-summer streamflow as defined by the 2002 glacier coverage and present climate conditions was between 8.4% and 26.1%, depending on the climate of a given year (wet year vs. dry year). The late-summer glacial meltwater component was greater for drought simulations and predicted climate simulations, but less for increased precipitation simulations. DHSVM consistently simulated a smaller glacial meltwater component for progressively smaller glaciers. Simulation results suggest that late-summer streamflow in the Middle Fork could be reduced by as much as 8.6% as the direct result of glacier shrinkage predicted in the next fifty years, or by as much as 15.7% as the result of glacier shrinkage and predicted climate change for the same time period. Glacier shrinkage could have significant implications for salmon habitat and migration during the late-summer, and may in turn compromise the feasibility of the Middle Fork Nooksack diversion. Further research is necessary to evaluate the effects of glacier shrinkage on the entire Nooksack watershed, particularly the North Fork.
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Meltwater--Washington (State)--Nooksack River, Middle Fork; Streamflow--Washington (State)--Nooksack River, Middle Fork; Water-supply--Washington (State)--Nooksack River, Middle Fork
Geographic Coverage
Nooksack River, Middle Fork (Wash.)
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Recommended Citation
Donnell, Carrie B., "Quantifying the Glacial Meltwater Component of Streamflow in the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Whatcom County, WA, Using a Distributed Hydrology Model" (2007). WWU Graduate School Collection. 443.


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The name's V...
I'm beautiful in every sense of the word physically. But on the inside, I'm a black pit.
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What you should know about migraines | Martin Health for You
STUART — If you have ever experienced a migraine, you are not alone.
While they are actually quite common — affecting an estimated 30 to 40 million Americans — they can also affect each individual differently.
What is a migraine?
Migraine is a disorder with group of symptoms that can include headache (which is usually severe), nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, sound and smell, tiredness, and mood changes.
The majority of patients with migraine disorder also suffer some neck pain. Unlike other types of headaches, a migraine headache can last more than four hours and up to 72 hours or longer.
Migraine headaches can be very disabling and may have a significant impact on an individual's personal life and livelihood.
Unbearable pain
For some individuals, the pain is unbearable; they may have to lay down in a dark, quiet room for relief. The frequency with which migraines occur also varies from person to person; they may happen very infrequently, or strike several times a month.
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For women, migraines are usually more frequent and severe around their menses. Many migraine sufferers also experience a warning symptom known as auras. These are usually visual disturbances, such as flashes of light, blind spots, or wavy vision.
Stroke-like symptoms
A patient with migraine disorder can also present with stroke-like symptoms: pins and needles sensations; weakness in an arm, leg, face, or one side of the body; or difficulty speaking.
Migraines are often undiagnosed and untreated.
If you regularly experience signs and symptoms of migraine attacks, keep a record of your attacks and how you treated them. Then make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your headaches. (There is a smart phone app to help you record headache frequency, severity and triggering factors.)
If you experience two or more headaches per week, avoid taking over-the-counter pain medication (e.g., Tylenol, ibuprofen, Naproxen, Excedrin). This can cause headache from medication overuse.
Know your triggers
Migraine sufferers should observe and record potential triggers and aggravating factors that make the migraine worse. Some of these triggers include lack of sleep, drinking alcohol, eating foods with MSG (monosodium glutamate), and changes in the weather.
Physicians have many options to treat and prevent migraine headaches.
Treatment and prevention
Finding the right medication, combined with self-help remedies and lifestyle changes, have proven to be very helpful.
Recently, a new agent was approved to prevent migraine and additional medications are expected to be approved in near future.
When headaches are more frequent and severe, your physician will order blood tests and a CT scan or MRI to eliminate other causes of your symptoms before prescribing medication.
If headache severity changes or you experience unusual signs and symptoms, see your doctor immediately or go to the emergency room as this may indicate a more serious medical problem.
If you experience stroke-like symptoms, always call 9-1-1 and seek immediate attention.
Dr. Chauhan is a neurohospitalist at Tradition Medical Center in Port St. Lucie. Learn more about neurology services at Martin Health atwww.martinhealth.org/neurology.


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Investigators hope an autopsy conducted on a man found dead in a trailer off Airport Road will given them more clues about how he died.
The man was found dead Tuesday morning but, as of Wednesday evening, Chattanooga police had released no information about the man's identity or the circumstances surrounding his death.
The autopsy was being done Wednesday, authorities said.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Jerri Weary said Wednesday no information would be released to the public until the autopsy was complete.
An investigator leaving the man's trailer Tuesday afternoon said that the death was a "solvable crime."
Neighbors said there had been a break-in at trailer No. 106 and they saw a body carried out by authorities.


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Evidential medium Suzanne Giesemann teaches that we all have the ability to connect with those who have passed; with guides, angels, the masters, and with Oneness itself. These exercises can help you learn to serve as a communicator for those who no longer have a physical voice. They are designed to train you to identify your current state of awareness and to shift back and forth into expanded states of consciousness at will. The addition of Hemi-Sync® tones makes it easier to achieve these expanded states. Consistent practice of these exercises holds the potential to transform your life. Includes four exercises; two verbally guided, and two free-flow exercises. Each exercise is approx. 34 minutes. Guidance manual included. Music by Christopher Lloyd Clarke, licensed by Enlightened Audio.
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CEOs and founders of vanity publisher Tate Publishing & Enterprises, Ryan and Richard Tate, have been charged with eight felony charges and one misdemeanor charge for alleged fraudulent business practices. Apparently, this publishing company has been in the news many times and not in a good way. You can read more of the story on Writer Beware.
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You know what I'm talking about even if you've never heard it called this. Also Boughts are books listed under the "Customers who bought this item also bought…" caption at Amazon. Are they important to sales and can writers influence them? Read more about this in David Gaughran's post Please Don't Buy My Book.
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This is an amazing beef stroganoff recipe. It tastes wonderful and makes a huge batch. Serve it over rice or egg noodles.
2 pounds steak or beef tenderloin
1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 cup minced onion
¼ cup butter (I only use a tablespoon)
2 (10 ½ oz.) cans beef stock (low sodium)
¼ cup catsup
2 small cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup flour
2 cups dairy sour cream (fat free)
Cooked rice or egg noodles (I like No Yolks brand)
1. Cut meat into bite-sized pieces.
2. In skillet, cook and stir mushrooms and onion in butter until onion is tender; remove mushrooms and onion.
3. In the same skillet, brown meat lightly on both sides.
4. Set aside ¾ cup beef stock; add remaining stock, catsup, and garlic to skillet; stir to mix with meat.
5. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
6. Blend reserved stock and flour; stir into meat mixture.
7. Add mushrooms and onion.
8. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute.
9. Stir in sour cream; heat to serving temperature.
Serve over rice.
Servings: 6
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Cynthia, the stroganoff sounds as good as it looks!
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Roxbury is the southern-most town in Washington County, Vermont. It lies in the geographical center of Vermont. Roxbury is bordered by the Towns of Northfield, Warren, Granville, Braintree and Brookfield, and contains 25,984 acres (40.6 square miles) of land.
The Town is unusual in that it contributes to the watersheds of both the St. Lawrence River (via the Dog River), and the Connecticut River (via the Third Branch of the White River).
With elevations ranging from about 880 feet along the Third Branch of the White River to 3,060 feet at the peak of Rice Mountain, Roxbury ranks among the most rugged areas in the region.
Over 85% of Roxbury's land surface is presently forested. This includes two large tracts of state forest totaling about 5,600 acres, and over 7,000 acres of private and corporate land enrolled in Vermont's Use Value program for timber management. Besides providing important natural resources (e.g. wildlife habitat, surface and groundwater protection) and recreational opportunities (hiking, hunting, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling), Roxbury's forests provide important sources of lumber and cordwood.
Roxbury offers many scenic vistas and ridgelines, and the town contains many backcountry ponds, small mountain streams and waterfalls.
In addition to many scenic back roads, primary roads of special note are VT Routes 12 and 12A, and the Warren Mountain Road, which are included in the region's Fall foliage and bicycle tours.
The small streams in Roxbury offer fishing opportunities as well as a place to cool off in the summer. In winter, the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) maintains a network of trails used for snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.
There are a variety of attractions in and around the our Town.
The Roxbury Fish Culture Station is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is the oldest Fish Hatchery in Vermont. Badly damaged in Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, reconstruction was completed in late 2020, and the Station is now fully operational and open to visitors. It is fondly referred to by locals and the 'Fish Hatchery'.
Roxbury Falls, impressive when the waters in the brook are high, is located on Warren Mountain Road, at the base of Carrie Howe Road in Roxbury VT. Nearby Little Ellis Falls is between Roxbury and Andover, VT.
We are close to Sugarbush Resort and Mad River Glen, two of Vermont's premier ski resorts, located in Warren and Waitsfield.
Northfield Golf Course and Country Club is just a 20-minute drive from Roxbury, on Rte 12A.
Our local bed and breakfast inn, Johnnycake Flats, is nestled just outside of town. There are also places to stay, listed on AirBnB.
Windridge at TeelaWooket, the well-known summer sports camp, is located in Roxbury (their winter camp is located in Stowe, VT), as is our own Frazier's Greenhouse, and Figure 8 Riding. Many artists, growers, makers, writers and other businesses make their home in our town.


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Back from New York, back to real fall weather. And what better speaks autumn than warm, cozy knits? In this look I'm actually mixing them together in really simple, yet fashionable look. It's all about the details, so from different patterns to chic accessories, such as my favorite fall booties from Mass and a statement H&M Studio hat..autumn bring it on! :D
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True Blood star Joe Manganiello—and his abs—hits the cover for the July/August issue of Men's Health.
Manganiello has scored roles alongside Channing Tatum (Magic Mike) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (next January's Ten), but his road to success had its twists and turns.
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After performing in 2002's Spider-Man, Manganiello lost his house, clothes, car, furniture, and agents. He was smoking two packs of cigarettes and drinking a bottle of whiskey a day. He took odd jobs—roadie, delivery man, construction worker—before he kicked his bad habits and got back to acting.
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When the opportunity to join the cast of True Blood presented itself, Manganiello knew it was the break he'd been waiting for. "All the money I was paid as a guest star that year—which was not a lot, after I'd paid out my expenses—I spent on training," he says. Ron Mathews, who transformed musical-theater star Hugh Jackman into Wolverine, helped Manganiello whittle his linebacker-size body—at 6'5", he weighed 240 pounds—down to mere Greek-god proportions. He worked out twice a day, six days a week, for eight weeks before the shirt came off on camera.
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France extradites suspected torturer to Argentina over 'dirty war' crimes
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An Argentine ex-police officer linked to the murder of hundreds of people during the country's "dirty war" was on a plane to Buenos Aires on Monday, after France extradited him to face trial over the disappearance of a student.
Mario Sandoval was arrested Wednesday at his home near Paris, after French authorities gave the final go-ahead for his extradition, ending an eight-year legal battle.
The 66-year-old who had been living in France since 1985 and obtained French citizenship with few aware of his full identity, was sent back on a plane that left Paris around midnight on Sunday.
"Everything happened as expected," a lawyer for the Argentine state told AFP.
Argentina suspects that Sandoval took part in more than 500 cases of kidnappings, torture and murder at a time when some 30,000 were "disappeared" during the 1976-83 military dictatorship.
But the extradition concerns only the alleged kidnapping in October 1976 of Hernan Abriata, an architecture student whose body has never been found.
Argentine authorities say investigators have several witness accounts linking Sandoval -- known there as the "butcher" of the dictatorship -- to Abriata's killing.
Sandoval's lawyers had argued that he would not get a fair trial in Argentina where he would face torture or poor detention conditions.
But their appeals to the European Court of Human Rights to take up his case failed.
Legal tussle
Abriata was detained at the notorious ESMA navy training school in Buenos Aires, where an estimated 5,000 people were held and tortured after the military coup of 1976 -- many of them thrown from planes into the sea or the River Plate.
Sophie Thonon, a lawyer acting for Argentina, told AFP that Abriata's 92-year-old mother Beatriz Cantarini de Abriata had been "desperately waiting" for Sandoval to "explain himself before Argentine justice".
Sandoval, who has dismissed the accusations as fabrications, fled Argentina after the military junta fell.
Despite taking French nationality he can be extradited as the alleged crime took place beforehand.
Sandoval was a professor at the Sorbonne's Institute of Latin American Studies in Paris and the University of Marne-la-Vallee outside the French capital.
His colleagues at both schools called for his arrest when they recognised his picture during his legal battles.
The French Council of State, which advises the government on legal matters, approved his extradition in August 2018, prompting Sandoval to appeal.
The Constitutional Council determined that no statute of limitations could be applied to an "ongoing" case, citing the fact that Abriata's body has never been found.
"I hope consular officials... will ensure that the conditions of his detention pending trial will be decent and limited in time," Sandoval's lawyer Jerome Rousseau told AFP.
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Customer Lifetime Value
The Customer Lifetime Value module enables managers & marketers at retailers (i.e. adult-use stores, dispensaries, co-ops), cultivators and manufacturers to identify how much they are willing to spend to acquire a new customer or wholesale account. This module is often paired with the Individual Customer Insights module and the Customer Segmentation module for drilling down into the individuals or accounts as well as slicing by different segments.
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Twelve-year-old Fandango is not one to miss a trick as it continues to move digital ticket-selling onto multiple mobile platforms. The idea is to be able to decide what to see and buy a ticket via smart phone and/or Facebook app. But online is still Fandango's primary driver of movie ticket sales. Paying heed to the country's fast-growing demo and most frequent moviegoing population (according to the MPAA, the Hispanic audience goes more often to the movies, seven times a year, than the average moviegoer's less than four), Fandango is partnering with Telemundo Media to form Fandango Cine. Launch of the Spanish-language site is planned for fourth quarter 2012.
According to the Motion Picture Association of America, 43 million Hispanic moviegoers purchased 351 million movie tickets in North America in 2010, up 16 percent from the prior year. "While Hispanics make up about 16% of the U.S. population, they represent 28% of today's frequent moviegoers, according to Nielsen, and they are nearly twice as likely as general market moviegoers to see a movie on opening weekend," said Peter Blacker, EVP of Digital & Emerging Media, Telemundo Media.
Dedicated to reaching U.S. Hispanic movie fans, Fandango Cine will be integrated into telemundo.com, mun2.tv and fandango.com to maximize Telemundo's connection with Hispanics and Fandango's expertise with movie content and ticketing. Fandango is run by NBCU Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media.
Fandango Cine will offer movie-related editorial and video programming in Spanish from Fandango, Telemundo, and mun2, including original features, interviews, and movie guides – all geared toward Hispanic moviegoers. The site will provide Fandango's movie show times and ticketing access to the nation's najor theater chains, along with mobile barcode ticketing and reserved seating at select theaters.
Spanish-language web site Telemundo.com had its best year ever in 2011 in U.S. video streams. Its ad revenue was also up by 18% in 2011 vs. the previous year.
Fandango just finished its best first quarter ever, more than127% over last year. The company has partnered with AMC Theatres, Regency Theatres and other chains to expand its theater network by 19%, and signed a ticketing deal with Yahoo.
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We are pleased to announce our acquisition of Anderson PC. It is scheduled to officially take place on October 1, 2016. Our combined team will continue to operate as Stimulus Technologies.
I founded Stimulus Technologies in 1995 with the goal to supply our clients with high quality service, the best technology, and systems that help our clients focus and improve their core business. Its growth over time has been predominantly internal, stemming from the referrals of our client base and those of other professionals in our industry. We have attracted high-quality, committed professionals and invested in their training, development and growth. As a result of those efforts, we have experienced tremendous growth over the past several years. This has been in no small way directly related to the success our clients have had in their business pursuits.
We decided to grow our team through an acquisition because we believe that a larger organization will allow us to provide a wider array of services and more depth in core competencies. As you know, in our area of the country, finding and retaining excellent people is a constant challenge. As a larger organization will also mean our team will benefit from even more and stronger career opportunities.
Anderson PC shares the same values we do. We conducted an extensive search within our region looking for an opportunity like this. Anderson PC exceeded our hopes for a managed service provider which we can combine with and continue the tradition we have for excellent service, deep expertise, and an environment our clients and team want to be a part of.
We look forward to discussing our exciting new products and services with you. However, there are several things we want to point out that will not change:
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If you have any questions or comments about this exciting news and what it will mean for you, please contact any of us at any time. We look forward to introducing you to some of our new partners and team members.
We are grateful to you not only for giving us the opportunity to provide you with managed IT services, cloud computing, Internet and VoIP services, but for your loyalty and friendship, which have enriched our relationship. We are confident that our new affiliation will serve us all well.
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Well, hello N'to! I'm not sure if you can call this tropical house, or just deep house with a damn great usage of a steel drum. N'to creates a deep work that has great adventure at its heart, all set in the scene of a vacation in the tropics. Leo DiCaprio's character in the beach would have absolutely loved this one, if he were real of course and not a character in a great movie. N'to achieves a deepness that you just have to let work its magic, I am pretty damn certain you are going to love this absolute one of a kind musical something.
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One of the biggest opportunities with programmatic lies in using it as a starting point to bring targeting and data efficiency to all channels, including TV, says Amanda Richman, President, Investment and Activation, Starcom USA in an interview with Beet.TV.
"Some see programmatic as real-time bidding and some see it as the opportunity around automation and the path to addressability…As we look at how to apply programmatic, it moves beyond digital buying and it's how about how do we as agency embrace data and take those insights across all platforms to influence strategies," she says. At this year's upfront, networks began warming up to the notion of private marketplaces for online video, given the benefits of demand and yield management, she says.
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Nigerian pop star, David Adeleke, simply called Davido, has spoken on his rift with fellow singer, Wizkid.
He also opened up on the death of three of his friends during the year.
2017 was a bittersweet one for the singer, who, apart from releasing monstrous hits and bagging international awards, also lost three of his close pals.
Fingers were also directed towards him of allegedly knowing the cause of his friend's suddenly death.
Speaking with Punch, the singer said it had been a very challenging year for him but described himself as a warrior.
He said, "Everybody knows what had happened to me this year, especially with the death of my friends . But I just had to overcome it and prevail.
"It is an amazing feeling when you are able to prevail.
"I am happy and I thank God for the great things He has done for me this year. I thank everybody that has been supporting me.
"My tour was great, we went to 60 cities around the world and I am going to round it off in Lagos.
"It would be an amazing show and people should expect madness. It is God I guess."
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Are we in a CBD Market Boom?
CBD has been dominating headlines in recent years and since the 2018 Farm Bill was amended, hemp was removed from the Controlled Substances Act. This basically kicked down the door for the flood of American companies ready to get in on the current interest and demand for cannabis items, more specifically CBD which is known to be chock full of health benefits, minus the often unwanted and controversial high that comes with THC. There is no shortage of projections as to where the market will end up in just a few years, with expected full legalization of cannabis by 2020 and some projections putting the Cannabis/CBD industry at $22 billion by 2022. Anyone invested in the CBD Market right now is on the brink of major growth and expansion as the industry prepares for a boom – here's why.
Legislation and the Stimulating Effect on the U.S. Economy
There has been momentum gaining for over a decade, and picking up pace after the US Farm Bill of 2014 – but 2018 is when things started to really look serious with the legalization of hemp derived products. The bill, championed across the finish line by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConell, was meant to, quote, "[…] introducing legislation that will modernize federal law in this area and empower American farmers to explore this promising new market." The bill doesn't only talk about hemp, but also mentions its extracts and derivatives, so long as they are at or below 0.3% THC content. His own projections and hope for the CBD Market is that it will one day reach or surpass the success of the tobacco industry in Kentucky's past.
McConell isn't alone in his thinking; Senator Ron Wyden joined McConell when the bill was being introduced to emphasize the fact that restrictions on hemp were essentially "[…] anti-farmer, […] anti-consumer and anti-common sense." Sen. Jeff Merkley has stated that the restrictions on hemp farming in the U.S. were "outdated and frustrating." Across the board, the sentiment that the government's old view and approach to hemp was in dire need of modernization, which is a big reason the movement in the cannabis industry continues to hurtle forward at a remarkable pace.
The energy towards domestic job creation in the U.S. and homegrown crops will also play a part in the industry's success and fuel the proliferation of this industry. According to reports, over 25,500 acres of land were dedicated to hemp growth in 2017. The hemp grew in 19 states and 70% of it was used for CBD product creation.
In a rapidly changing time, when conversations about industries dying out and jobs being lost to technology set a bleak outlook for some, this new market is a shiny new possibility full of promise. With a new industry comes a new supply chain and millions of new jobs involved on every level – from growing to manufacturing to packaging, from merchant services to certifications, lab testing for transparency and more. It's gone from a fringe item to one of the hottest topics and most talked about caveats in the race for the 2020 presidential election.
Versatility Means Endless Possibilities
There is a big incentive and path of opportunity for everyone, from small mom and pop shops to seasoned entrepreneurs, all the way to fortune 500 companies. Currently, CBD oils and isolate are being used in every way you can imagine – and in ways you couldn't have imagined, as well. The products currently available with CBD run the gamut, from CBD oils, to vaping products, to gummies, to beauty/anti-aging products, to pet products to tinctures and a growing list of so much more. It is increasingly showing up in even balms, lotions, beer, waters, juices, teas, even coffee. The versatility of CBD's use and integration into other products means that other companies whose businesses weren't originally built on the idea of selling CBD can also join the market by adding CBD products to their lineup.
A Vertical that Grows with Continued Education on the Subject
The general public is learning about its benefits more and more every day; its an information based demand that is growing exponentially every day, spreading by word of mouth and the more internet users talk and share about it. While it might look like the industry is just starting to outsiders, entrepreneurs and everyone involved in the supply chain, from those involved in packaging to distribution to certification services to merchant services and more – have been quietly readying themselves for this moment. Since the movement is already steadily trotting towards eventual full legalization, those that have been diligently working towards that day are expected to see huge returns as a brand new market hits mainstream. It is expected to skyrocket.
Naturally Derived Products are Positioned for Success
One thing the proliferation of the internet has done is to effectively spread awareness of an infinite number of causes. A side effect of this has been the wave of information on how much harm harsh chemicals and pharmaceuticals can have on the human body. This has successfully sparked a movement away from big pharma and towards naturally derived products and companies who can showcase transparency in sourcing. CBD has been praised as being beneficial to patients dealing with some of the most painful ailments that have rigorous, harsh treatments, such as cancer patients going through chemotherapy, patients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's and Arthritis, among others. It's laundry list of health benefits includes reducing anxiety and depression, effective pain management and relief, having anti-seizure properties and aiding with common problems such as sleeping issues/ insomnia – all benefits that over the counter medications have treated, but each with their own side effects. Some of the drugs prescribed by medical professionals in response to some of these conditions have been proven detrimental to human health in other ways. CBD offers an effective, natural option with no serious side effects.
A Train that has Already Left the Station
The CBD industry isn't just a mom and pop gamble – big companies like Sephora, Heineken and even Coca Cola have already begun the onboarding process and taken the first steps towards including hemp based cbd in their lineup. On Wall Street, cannabis stocks like Aurora Cannabis, Canopy Growth and Tilray, Inc. are already valued in the billions – which is another indicator that everyone is hovering their fingers over that green button. The industry has already gone into motion and all those involved are primed and ready for the market's inevitable green rush once full legalization hits the nation.


text: We were contacted by James back in 2017 who had been referred by a former client, his company had owned a piece of land in Hersham and had been trying for a number of years to achieve planning permission for a number of different dwellings, the land was originally part of the garden of an adjacent house but had been split into a self-contained plot. After several unsuccessful planning applications with another company, our design for a pair of semidetached two-bedroom properties were granted planning permission. Due to the market value and the contributions that would have to be made to the council our client felt that there was an opportunity to push the site a little further and create a larger single dwelling on the plot. Our revised brief was to push up the market value of the site, this lead us to exploring the feasibility of creating a block of apartments or a three bedroom detached house, the site is an unusual site and surrounded by other properties which dictated the location of any proposed units but also meant that careful consideration had to be made to the location of any windows. The site is in a tight residential road so creating offsite parking was essential. Having worked up a number of schemes and carefully assessing why previous schemes on the site were refused we came up with designs for a comfortable three-bedroom family home. One to the rear and another to the side. We created an open plan kitchen/living area which allowed for bifolding doors to both elevations to make best use of the views into the garden. Our 3D visualisations were created to support the planning application and advertise the sale property during construction. The build is now completed and what was an unmaintained, overgrown piece of land is now a beautiful detached family home that perfectly ties into the surrounding architecture. The property has been on the market since the beginning of the year but has now just been sold for the asking price and will be enjoyed for years to come from its new occupants. We have also now developed an ongoing relationship with our client and have worked on a number of projects together since and our currently looking for similar projects to work together on. If you own a piece of land and are a little unsure on what you can do with it, we offer a free consultation and would be happy to run through your options, equally if you already have planning consent for something similar we work with a number of house builders and developers that would be interested in purchasing sites whether it be for a 2 bedroom house, multiple houses or apartments.


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News | July 22, 2015
Cassini Significant Events 07/15/15 - 07/21/15
Cassini is currently orbiting Saturn with a period of 21.8 days in a plane inclined 0.5 degree from the planet's equatorial plane. The most recent spacecraft tracking and telemetry data were obtained on July 22 using one of the 34-meter diameter Deep Space Network stations in Australia. The spacecraft continues to be in an excellent state of health with all of its subsystems operating normally except for the instrument issues described at http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/significantevents/anomalies .
Cassini's activities this week were driven by the timed commands from the on-board, 10-week-long S90 sequence. Meanwhile, the Sequence Implementation Process teams worked on creating the sequences S91 and S92, and scheduled the activities for work on the S93 sequence. The latter is planned to go active on the spacecraft in February. Plans for Cassini's F-ring and Proximal orbits in 2016 and 2017, and the Grand Finale, proceeded as well.
Wednesday, July 15 (DOY 196)
The Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) finished a 14-hour observation that had started late the previous day, collecting infrared spectra from Saturn's atmosphere to help study its chemical composition. Then, after an eight-hour tracking and communications session via the Deep Space Network (DSN), Cassini's Navigation team used the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) to take images of Saturn's large moon Rhea against the background of stars for optical navigation purposes.
Thursday, July 16 (DOY 197)
The spacecraft rotated slowly for 20 hours today while ISS precisely tracked Saturn's six-kilometer diameter irregular moon Bestla. This little object occupies a retrograde, highly inclined, and highly eccentric orbit that takes it more than 20 million kilometers from the planet. Bestla was named after a frost giantess from Norse mythology.
Eight hours into the Bestla observation, Cassini coasted through apoapsis, marking the start of Saturn orbit #219. It had slowed to 5,826 kilometers per hour relative to the planet at an altitude of 2.7 million kilometers -- more than twice the distance from Saturn out to Titan's orbit. Titan, by the way, is easily seen in small telescopes these nights, along with a beautiful view of the ringed planet.
The image that Cassini took of Pluto, near the time the New Horizons Spacecraft was making its closest approach last week, when all eyes were on the dwarf planet, is featured here: /resources/16211 .
Friday, July 17 (DOY 198)
CIRS performed a 13-hour observation to study the composition of Saturn's atmosphere.
Saturday, July 18 (DOY 199)
The Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) measured interstellar dust for 13.5 hours.
Sunday, July 19 (DOY 200)
ISS carried out an hour-long observation in the satellite orbit campaign, looking for small objects near Saturn. Upon completion, ISS and the Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) did a two-minute storm-watch observation of Saturn. Finally, VIMS began a 17.5-hour observation of Saturn's faint E ring and G ring while they were sunlit at a phase angle of 105 degrees. CIRS rode along.
Two crescent moons grace the Saturnian sky in this featured image: /resources/16213 .
Monday, July 20 (DOY 201)
The only science observation that Cassini started today was a two-minute ISS storm-watch on Saturn. Otherwise, the spacecraft remained busy with an eight-hour instrument calibration activity and then a nine-hour DSN session.
Tuesday, July 21 (DOY 202)
ISS, CIRS and VIMS performed a 90-minute observation in the Titan monitoring campaign, from a distance of 2.8 million kilometers. Next, ISS took a quick storm watch, and then an hour-long satellite orbit campaign observation. After this was finished, CDA turned the spacecraft and performed a ten-hour measurement of dust that orbits Saturn in the retrograde direction.
Along with all of the other observations described this week, the direct-sensing Magnetospheric and Plasma Science (MAPS) instruments collected data nearly continuously, reporting on conditions in the spacecraft's immediate environment.
During the past week, the DSN communicated with and tracked Cassini on nine routine occasions, using deep space stations in Spain, California and Australia. A total of 17 individual commands were uplinked, and about 1,020 megabytes of telemetry data were downlinked and captured at rates as high as 124,426 bits per second.
This illustration shows Cassini's position on July 21: https://space.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/wspace?tbody=-82&vbody=1001&month=7&day=21&year=2015&hour=23&minute=55&fovmul=1&rfov=45&bfov=30&brite=1&showsc=1&showac=1 .
Milestones spanning the whole orbital tour are listed here: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/saturntourdates .
Information on the present position and speed of the Cassini spacecraft may be found on the "Present Position" page at:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/presentposition/ .


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Public safety summary
All five subjects who were taken into custody for questioning Thursday afternoon in connection to a 1 p.m. robbery and kidnapping that started at the Family Dollar Store on DeRenne Avenue have been released.
No charges have been filed against any of the individuals, said Gena Sullivan, Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman.
Police are continuing to investigate the events that led to the five individuals exiting a building at 46th and Bull streets after a nearly two-hour search that locked up the area between 45th Street and Washington Avenue and Abercorn and Montgomery streets.
The incident started when a man robbed and kidnapped an employee of the Family Dollar Store near the intersection of DeRenne and Abercorn. The assailant forced the victim into his own vehicle and sped westbound down DeRenne. The vehicle and the victim - who was not injured - were later abandoned after a minor wreck at 52nd Street and Montgomery, Sullivan said.
Police used K-9 officers and a police helicopter in the search that led them to the building at Bull and 46th. About 3 p.m., a SWAT team surrounded the building.
There the five individuals exited with their hands up when an officer instructed them to with a megaphone. The individuals were immediately handcuffed and searched as the SWAT team entered the building.
Sullivan said one of those individuals was believed Thursday to be the suspect, but he was released after each person was questioned and police conducted a thorough investigation.
Police are searching for a black male, 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall, 180 to 210 pounds, who was wearing a baseball cap and had a goatee at the time of the robbery.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the SCMPD Crimestoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). In the body type, include "CStop2020" plus the tip. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
Two people injured in
early morning wreck
A 19-year-old Savannah woman who was struck by a car and the driver who hit her both were transported to Memorial University Medical Center Friday morning, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.
Kelsea Tompkins was walking with two other people across Derenne Avenue at Waters Avenue about 3:45 a.m., when she was struck by a car being driven west on Derenne. She was hospitalized for treatment of serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The driver, Ester Grace Simmons, of Savannah, was transported with complaints of pain.
Metro's Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating the incident, Miller said.
Compiled by Corey Dickstein


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MythBusters App Released For iPhone and iPod Touch!
Do you love watching the Discovery Channel? Or maybe just watching MythBusters? If so, the Discovery Channel has released an official MythBusters app for your iPhone or iPod Touch!
MythBusters: The Official Discovery Channel App
The new MythBusters app is the ultimate iPhone/iPod Touch app for fans of the show. The app includes more than 300 minutes of video content, including exclusive sneak peeks, cult favorites, high-speeds, and behind-the-scenes! The app further allows users to track past episodes and view the current schedule for the current season.
The app also includes social networking through Twitter, where users can chat with other MythBusters fans. Users can also follow MythBusters on Twitter or keep up with news via Facebook.
The MythBusters app also features various games based on three popular myths. The games include Soda Bomb, Seesaw Saga, and Matchstick Cannon.
You will find yourself spending hours playing and chatting in this brand new TV fan adventure — all in the palm of your hand. Try to bust 3 myths that you've seen on TV through fun gameplay, submit scores and see yourself ranked on the national leader board.
The MythBusters app is available in the USA App Store for $3.99.


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Revitol Scar Cream Review
Revitol, a well-known company, claims that their exclusive scar treatment cream will help to reduce the appearance of scars, including scars resulting from acne, burns, cuts, and surgical scars.
Active ingredients that are found in Revitol Scar Cream include:
- Hydroquinone: This ingredient helps to reduce the appearance of scars with its powerful skin lightening properties. Hydroquinone is also used in creams to lighten the skin from age spots.
- Copper Peptide: Copper peptide is excellent at helping new wounds to heal, which will ultimately result in less scarring. There is evidence that this ingredient may also help to reduce the appearance of older scars.
- Glycolic Acid: Glycolic acid helps is similar in nature to a chemical peel, helping to exfoliate the skin and rid your skin of dead cells that can form over scars. Once these dead cells are removed, your skin will appear smoother and the scar will begin to fade more quickly.
- Onion Extract: Onion extract is a popular ingredient in many scar creams due to its healing properties and ability to assist in improving and discoloration that may be on the skin, such as scars.
• Several positive individual reviews
• Reported to work one both new and old scars in three to six months
• Contains ingredients that will encourage healthy, nourished skin
• No reported side effects or allergies
• Cheaper than similar scar creams
• Product has an intense odor
• Can take as many as six months to eliminate deep scars
Revitol Scar Cream made it to the top of our list for quite a number of reasons. We liked the active ingredient list, particularly that the ingredient list included onion extract. It's also nice to see a cream that customers can apply to their skin without the worry of developing side effects or an allergic reaction. If the goal is to have healthier skin free of scars, the last thing anyone wants is to break out in hives.
Although Revitol Scar Cream still isn't cheap, it's cheaper than similar products, and the more you buy the cheaper it gets! A one month supply is about forty dollars, three jars are about eighty, and six jars are only one hundred and twenty.
The main, and seemingly only, complaints regarding this product concerned the length of time it takes to heal deep scars and the smell. Unfortunately for customers, this is the same length of time it takes for a majority of scar creams to eliminate deeper scars. The smell, however, isn't something that is seen with a majority of scar creams. For the price though, it's worth a shot to see if you can handle the smell or not!
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It is not easy to find a lawyer that you like. After all, there are a lot of attorneys out there so you have to be careful and trust the right one. This article contains great information that can help in your search for a lawyer.
Make sure to find out who all will be involved with helping to work on your case. What sort of experience do they have? Some may have years of experience, whereas others may be fresh out of law school. How much time is your lawyer anticipating on devoting to your case?
Once you have decided to hire a particular lawyer, make sure you receive a written retainer letter that specifically defines the scope of representation, the details of the services you are to receive and the applicable fee structure. By doing this, you will stand a much better chance of getting precisely what you bargained for and you will have useful documentation of the intended relationship should you need to pursue the lawyer in a malpractice action at some point.
Keep a paper trail. Document all conversations and meetings with your lawyer. Take note of all questions asked, as well as their answers and record all arrangements and discussions of fees and charges. Lawyers are only human and make mistakes. Give yourself a layer of protection with excessive record keeping.
Communicate with your lawyer. A good lawyer should be easy to get in touch with and call you back quickly after you leave a voice-mail. You should not hesitate to call your lawyer to ask for some updates or schedule regular appointments so your lawyer can give you more details on what they have been working on.
Ask everyone you know if they've used a lawyer for a legal situation such as yours, and who they might recommend. Don't forget to collect references for the lawyers on your short list and check them out. Also conduct a background check and Google them to see what others say about their services.
Never just randomly pick a lawyer out of a phone book or directory to work on your case. Since you do not know anything about a lawyer using this method, you could end up with someone who is incompetent or inexperienced. You could ask loved ones if they know of a lawyer who can help or look at online reviews.
Go with a specialist when you really need one. If you are in a jam, and it's regarding something very specific a general practitioner may not have the know how to help you in the way that you deserve! Yes, a specialist may be more money, but your chances will be much better with the expertise that's brought to the table.
Bring a pen and notebook to your initial consultation. At this meeting, you are probably going to be presented with a lot of material that is important. It is crucial to write this down and keep a notebook of your case, as there are usually deadlines that you will have to meet.
As you go about researching and selecting a lawyer; consider soliciting the opinions and experiences of friends and family members that have encountered legal needs similar to yours. By consulting with someone you trust and who has gone through the same sort of situation in which you find yourself, you are far more likely to identify a legal practitioner who is suited to your specific needs and interpersonal style.
Just because an attorney's name appears first on a list of search engine results does not mean that he or she is the best person to work with. It is important to do all the necessary research, whether the lawyer is tops at Google or falls toward the bottom of the pack.


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ADAM1dda33A type I transmembrane protein of the ADAMs family which is encoded by ADAM33 on chromosome 20p13. ADAM33 mRNA is highly expressed in smooth muscle-containing organs, in duodenal granulation tissue, and in subepithelial fibroblasts and smooth muscle but not respiratory epithelium of asthmatics, which suggests that ADAM33 has a pathophysiologic role in asthma.
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Schoeller Allibert can take care of every step of your logistics process.
We excel in the development of packaging solutions. However, we offer many more services: besides a wide range of innovative plastic packaging solutions, we offer a full circle of various services. We call this 360º in returnable plastic packaging solutions.
To provide the best results for your company, we can take care of every step of your packaging process. We cover your logistics process from start to finish, right up to recycling.
Using returnable plastic packaging starts with making a cost-saving analysis.Schoeller Allibert believes in returnable plastic packaging because it is strong, safe and cost-efficient. The first step in gaining efficiency is a thorough logistics costs-saving analysis. We will show you good results!
User-friendliness and sustainability are the driving forces behind designing and engineering your packaging system. Good design also reduces costs by improving durability.
Our production process is state of the art and fully automated. It allows us to produce over 1,000 different products. Since our crates and boxes are handled by millions of people, they need to be safe. All our products are tested extensively for quality, durability and safety according to ISO standards. We continuously push ourselves to the limit to produce the most innovative products on the market, fully in line with our 360 degree concept.
For clients in the retail and beverages industries, we have developed many creative packaging concepts. Our 3D printing and in-mould labelling techniques offer new opportunities for unique brand identities in the consumer markets.
When added value at the Point of Sale is called for, we gladly develop distinctive marketing campaigns, customized for your products and target groups.
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Using fewer scarce commodities is an important development for the packaging industry. By focusing on recycling, companies can considerably reduce their purchase of commodities and supplies. This is an important contribution to saving our environment. We feel a responsibility to support and endorse this positive development. We're confident recyclability will set the standard.


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Poor Clares of Dundalk, Ireland
poorclare November 22nd, 2008
I'm trying to turn over a new leaf, and be much more active on this website. We will see how it goes. Life gets in the way of my plans.. or maybe its just me.. who knows. At any rate I wanted to share with you this beautiful, new web site of the Sisters In Dundalk, Ireland.


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Greg White
Greg White is a performer, composer, programmer and educator. He is currently Associate Dean (Production) and Head of Composition & Music Production at the Australian Institute of Music (Sydney). His creative work has been presented at numerous international venues. He is a core member of austraLYSIS, and the jazz/world music group Gest8. Greg's website is Great white noise.


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What to Wear to Brunch in Dubai
How have you all been and how's 2018 treating you? I am a big sucker for trying out new and fun places to get brunch and it's always interesting how you want to look chic without being too dressed up during the day. I was visiting Dubai couple of months back and wore this outfit while brunching on the Jumeirah beach with my family. Thought Dubai is a bit dressy and I could carry off this outfit while on the beach. In a place like California, I would wear this at a BBQ party or a cocktail party in the evening. Since, San Francisco is cold more often than not, I would totally style this with a black leather jacket to look cute while being warm.


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Bitfury Group, a leading European emerging technologies company, will be teaming up with Nippon Angel Investment Company (NAIC) to launch an infrastructure fund, which will reportedly be the first of its kind in Japan.
An Important Step Helping Institutional Investors Get Into Cryptocurrencies
The joint project aims to make cryptocurrency easy to access not only for retail but also for institutional investors.
As announced on the company's twitter account today, the Digital Currency Fund is part of Bitfury's program, which is on a mission to get institutional investors into Bitcoin. The endeavor is supposedly the first of its kind in Japan and will help investors diversify their portfolios with digital currencies.
Crypto For Institutional Investors Made Easier
As mentioned above, the program will be counting seriously on Nippon Angel Investment Company, which is a licensed fund manager in Japan. It is regulated by the Japan Financial Services Agency and "has conducted thorough due diligence into Bitfury as a reliable investment partner."
The upcoming digital currency fund will be a wind in the sails for those, who would want to enter the field world after a tangible lack of available vehicles to do that until now.
Speaking on the matter was Valery Vavilov, CEO, and Founder of Bitfury, who said:
"We are looking forward to bringing this diverse investment route to investors in Japan. […] We believe that this investment, at a time where we are seeing unprecedented market changes and volatility, will help further adoption of digital assets by making its underlying infrastructure more secure."
According to the head of Bitfury Japan, the funds come at the right time as some investors might be looking for exposure to different asset classes in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Importance Of Cryptocurrencies To Institutional Investors Realised?
The global financial reality is impeccably apparent these days, and there are already some serious surveys showing that institutional investors are aiming to enter the crypto world whenever they can.
A detailed study of the American multinational financial services corporation Fidelity Investments shows that a third of large institutional investors own a form of cryptocurrency. The highest interests come from Europe, followed by the US, and other regions across the world, showing that digital assets like Bitcoin will probably have a serious part in the future financial world.
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His Mercy
"His Mercies Are New Every Morning"
A Thought
Prayer Quote
"I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me."
― C. S. Lewis
― C. S. Lewis
I believe in the sun even when it's not shining. I believe in love even when I don't feel it. And I believe in God even when He is silent. (quote found on the wall of a concentration camp)
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Can I Borrow Your Face?
I woke up and looked in the mirror this morning and thought, "Yep, you are the woman with that face!"
I was going to speak at a Women's Function on Motherhood. So as I was getting ready , Sarah was admiringly watching me.
I turned to her and said, "Sarah, can I please borrow your sweet face?"
She got this shocked look and said, NO!
I said, "Whatsa matta, you don't wanna change faces wit me?" "You can be 51 and I'll be 10!"
She said, " No mama! I really don't want your moles, and I rather like my own lips." LOL
I said, "You mean you don't want my lips????"
She said, "Mama! It isn't what is on the outside that matters, it is what is on the inside!"
Good, then give me your lips!
I said, Ok..... I guess I'll just have to make do with my own face and my own lips.....
And then she said,
"I sure do love my own hair!" LOL
To which Erika said, "SARAH!"
So Sarah went out of the room and I told Erika, "Potato chips are evil!" She started laughing.
Potato chips aren't evil mama, its what you do with them!
"Like, eat them?"
Soooo, off I went and didn't get back until 2:30! The girls stayed with Daddy, and had a great time. When I got home, I noticed that dear Erika had taken over as "lady of the house", and had done all the laundry! She continued to fold clothes while I was home, and never even tired from the experience!
The neat thing about this is that she was helping from her heart. She was not asked to, she did it as a service to me, because she knows my shoulder has been awful for a while, and I'm having a hard time doing laundry without pain.
I gave her a huge hug and told her how proud I was of her, and then I slipped her a 5 dollar bill.
I just said, "This is for you." She didn't expect it, which made it so joyful to give to her.
Posted by Christie M at 4:57 PM
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- Unknown said...
Don't you just love it when your kids are starting to house work all naturally? Like as if it was the most normal thing on the face of the earth?
I havent had to clean a bathroom in like forvere(Not that I can actually do it w/o assistance), because my eldest just loooooves playing with sponges and scrubbing powder.
- September 27, 2009 at 12:46 AM
- Christie M said...
I do I DO!!!!!
After watching "Enchanted" we played the "Happy Working Song" and all the princesses scrubbed the kitchen floor! LOL
- September 27, 2009 at 6:45 PM
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Friday, August 14, 2009
PSI applications now available for Windows 7
Our customers regularly praise PSI software enhancements included with software maintenance. Opportunities for improved efficiency constantly arise and are incorporated into PSI's Quickserve Suite. Such improvements save time and money which benefit end users and management.
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California county rings 'Alarm bell' over wildfire risk
Convinced land managers are failing to adequately respond to extreme fire danger in Sierra forests, officials from a small California county bordering Nevada have declared a state of emergency and are urging more than 20 adjoining counties to take the same step.
The idea, they say, is to try and force the federal government to get serious about treating overgrown forests and thus prevent catastrophic wildfires before they occur.
"We can no longer just stand idly by. We're in a state of dire emergency," said Paul Roen, chairman of the Sierra County Board of Supervisors.
In July, the board adopted a resolution declaring an emergency due to "conditions of extreme peril" existing in the county's forests. Officials representing California's second least-populated county are requesting similar action be taken by 21 other California counties along the Sierra range.
Roen and colleagues are asking Gov. Jerry Brown and President Barack Obama to recognize such an emergency exists and hope to address the issue by convening a "presidential forum" similar to the one convened by then-President Bill Clinton in 1997 to shine a spotlight on environmental problems affecting Lake Tahoe. That event ultimately helped funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to fund Tahoe restoration projects.
Supervisors from at least one other Sierra County, neighboring Plumas, discussed the proposed resolutions last week and directed staff to return with documents more specifically tailored to that county.
"We all know the ongoing frustration with the management of our forest," Plumas County Supervisor Sharon Thrall said at the time.
The need to thin timber and other vegetation likely to fuel massive fires across the Sierra has long been known "yet budget reductions, excessive regulatory burdens and failure to implement methodologies to reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfire have all but paralyzed (government) agencies from any measurable progress," according to a report prepared by Sierra County officials.
The status quo is simply unacceptable, Roen argues, adding that it's only a matter of time before another fire like the Rim Fire, which a year ago burned 400 square miles in and near Yosemite National Park, again threatens lives and property.
"Everybody has the same line but nothing is changing. Nothing is happening," Roen said.
The question of whether the resolutions Sierra County officials would like to see passed by 22 Sierra counties is the "right vehicle" to realistically address the problem is really up to individual counties to decide, said Jim Branham, executive director of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. The state agency formed in 2004 is tasked with supporting interests of the Sierra region, composed of all or part of the 22 counties.
But there's little question the issue is one that needs attention, Branham said.
"We're falling behind. We're in a cycle we need to break," Branham said. "A pulling together of folks has occurred and is occurring. It's just translating it into action that still needs to occur.
"We don't really have much choice but to ring the alarm bell."


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Tucker never tuckers when he can inspire through flight
Sean D. Tucker is known nationwide for his breathtaking, one-of-a-kind aerobatics and his unending list of accomplishments in the world of aviation. He has traveled all over the country entertaining audiences since 1976.
As a child, Tucker was enamored with the notion of flight. The idea of being free in the sky was awe inspiring. After his parents gave him a gift certificate for flying lessons, he jumped at the opportunity to experience that freedom. Now, with more than 25,000 hours of flight, he says he is still learning and trying to achieve that perfect flight.
Tucker, who performs annually at the EAA Airventure Show in Oshkosh, says that as a pilot he has developed a reverence and a humility knowing that it is a beautiful thing and that he is privileged to be able to do it. He knows that what he does takes courage and he is proud of that.
Tucker is in the middle of a six-month tour across the United States with Team Oracle. He will perform more than 30 shows in 17 different cities. He says touring is a big commitment. He practices for every show three times a day and by the end of each performance he's exhausted. But if people walk away inspired, he feels like he has done his job.
Throughout his career, Tucker has flown in more than 1,225 performances and 500 airshows in front of over 125 million people, according to Team Oracle.
This will be his 24th consecutive year performing for audiences in Oshkosh.
Some of his major accomplishments include joining General "Chuck" Yeager and fellow airshow pilot Bob Hoover as one of the 25 Living Legends of Flight in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, his induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and one of his more recent accomplishments, being named chairman of the Young Eagle program organized by the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Tucker believes that the Young Eagle program is special because of its vested interest in kids. For him, getting to be a part of it is the ultimate payback.
The main mission in the Young Eagle program, he said, is to tell the kids, "You are special. You're important to us and we want to give you the gift of flight."
He loves getting to relive his first flight through a kid's eyes. He gets to see their eyes light up when they leave the ground, their tentativeness as they reach for the controls and they can walk away thinking, "Someone invested in me."
The Young Eagle program has more than 8,000 volunteers and gives almost 75,000 children the opportunity to fly with them each year. Currently, the EAA has 1.9 million kids registered in the program and plans to fly its 2 millionth child by early 2016.
As for his greatest achievement, Tucker says that his sustained reverence and passion for the art form after 25 years is what makes him most proud.
"I have received so many awards … but I'm still out here flying around doing the best I can."


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Rising Fire: Volcanoes and Our Inner Lives
By John Calderazzo.
Published by The Lyons Press, Guilford, CT, 2004.
The painting on the jacket cover, by Joseph Wright of Derby, c.1774-76, is titled An Eruption of Vesuvius, seen from Portici. Click to Buy this Book!
A teacher of creative writing at Colorado State University, John Calderazzo completed an extracurricular project of writing a children's book about volcanoes that raised questions for him "that deserved a deeper, more complicated consideration appropriate for adults." He also received a CSU teaching award as the school year was winding down and, an experienced traveler, he decided to visit Sicily's Mount Etna, that was still erupting (he does not give the year, but this must have been 1993). Rising Fire is primarily an account of his travels to some of the world's most notorious volcano sites: Mount Etna, Vesuvius, Stromboli, Kilauea, Parícutin, Soufriere Hills (Montserrat), Mount Pelée (Martinique), and Mount Rainier. Mixed in with the largely vernacular travel accounts ("By Monday, I'd had it with conspiracy theories and was badly in the mood for some Scientific Smarts …") is an abundance of both entertaining and very serious subjects, including local history, quotations from literature, stories and folklore, reminiscences, a treatise on the outer layers and the interior of the earth, ritual sacrifice, and descriptions of volcanic disasters and deaths, e.g., the 1991 deaths of Maurice and Katia Krafft and photographers and reporters in a pyroclastic eruption on Japan's Unzen. There are also descriptions of such physical sensations as lava moving underground beneath one's feet at Kilauea, or, three thousand feet up, the sound of the dragon exhaling on Stromboli Island.
The biographical chronology of the author's experiences is difficult to extract because of his writing style and the profusion of subjects, but it is in the biography and in the many reminiscences that the secondary theme of "Our Inner Lives" emerges. Calderazzo grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He was "23 or 24" years old (he does not say which) in the summer of 1971, when he "first laid eyes on Shasta" in California. He was then a would-be writer, had recently completed college in Tampa, Florida, and had decided to live on "sunshine and metaphors" for a time in the great American West. In 1983 his father died, and this memory becomes a part of Calderazzo's profound musings on mortality and death. He perceives in the final breaths of his father "the sound of the earth rising within him, reaching up for him, because he refused to move down on his own." In 1984 he and his wife, SueEllen Campbell, taught college English in Xian, northern China; in 1985 he was successfully treated for a life-threatening skin lesion; and in 1986 he began teaching at CSU. From the Prologue: "Volcanoes were helping me find solace in the liquid nature of rock, in the impermanent nature of everything, including me." Calderazzo describes himself as a "dreamer," but he is clearly searching, like a disciplined scientist, for facts and substantial answers about life and death from geology and volcanology. In the rising fires of volcanoes he becomes increasingly aware of death processes out of which will emerge new life.
In 1998, "… half a year after [he'd] explored the islands of Montserrat and Martinique," he is drawn back to California's Mount Shasta. In the seventh and final chapter of the book, titled "Volcanoes of the Mind," instead of the deepening awareness of the future soul and spiritual life that is to emerge from the dissolution of matter, from the body's mortality and the earth's ultimate destruction (in geological time), he finds, in Mount Shasta City "… Mountains of the human imagination gone wild" amidst the Luciferic New Age hawkers, entrepreneurs, self-proclaimed healers and prophets, mediums, and even "50,000-year-old masters, many of whom, according to the small print, happened to live inside Mount Shasta itself." As though something of real value might yet be gleaned amidst all the disappointments, or perhaps purely on account of being drawn back by increasing puzzlement, he later re-visits the city and learns through research about one of its 1930s New Age pioneers, Guy Ballard (an author who claimed to have been William Shakespeare and George Washington in his previous lives). Ballard and cohorts had originally been miners and gold prospectors. "Ballard… and a host of other Shasta storytellers spent a huge amount of their energies scratching at mountains to uncover vast hidden riches." On a brief third visit, this time on a gloomy, rainy day, Calderazzo again muses about what he has been searching for in Mount Shasta City. As he is leaving the city he observes that "…the sky was hanging lower than ever, and I still couldn't see Mount Shasta. But I could feel the volcano close at hand, tremendous in its invisibility, erupting not with ash or magma but meaning for so many different kinds of people."
A comment by James D. Houston on the back jacket cover does not seem accurate: "[Calderazzo's] obsessive journeying from crater to crater is also a search for the mysterious touchpoint where geology meets human desire." But Calderazzo is a level-headed teacher who enjoys traveling during breaks in the school year, and he was also preparing for his book about volcanoes. He does not delve deeply into matters of human desires in Rising Fire, the gold digging New Agers notwithstanding. It might be nearer the mark to surmise that he is searching for Vulcan, god of fire, from whose name comes Vulcano: Volcano (page 13). A common experience on the quest for deeper answers and truths is to first encounter false paths, sometimes as powerful obstacles. Calderazzo becomes aware of this, yet manages to retain sympathy for the Shastafarians.
In Anthroposophy, Vulcan is a real Spiritual Being: "There was moreover a further class of human beings who had absorbed most of all the Luciferian influence. They could only reach up to a Spirit Being [Vulcan] who with his associates had been thrust forth again soonest of all from the evolution of the Sun. This Being has no special planet in the cosmic spaces but lives to this day in the surrounding sphere of the Earth itself, with which he re-united after his return thither from the Sun. The human beings to whom he revealed himself as their higher Ego may be called adherents of the Vulcan Oracle. Their vision was more directed than that of all the other Initiates to the phenomena of Earth. They laid the first foundation for what afterwards arose among men as arts and sciences." — Rudolf Steiner, An Outline of Occult Science, Chapter IV.
Vulcan assists the soul and spirit across the threshold of death — as well as the deeds of the will that originated in the fiery limbs — and in the giving over of the physical body to the Earth. In 1983, when Calderazzo's father died, the Earth rose up to take his mineral body, while his soul and spirit were released. Approximately 21 years later, after many meetings with Vulcan, Calderazzo completed his book, Rising Fire, for adults. — Review by Martha Keltz
Suggested reading: Occult Science – An Outline, Chapter IV, Part Six, "Man and the Evolution of the World;" An Esoteric Cosmology, Chapter XVI, "Earthquakes, Volcanoes and the Human Will;" and the lecture What Has Geology to Say About the Origin of the World?


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To Halt Ambushes, the U.S. Army Once Covered Cargo Trucks With Landmines
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Since World War I, trucks have been an essential military tool to help move critical supplies and gear around the battlefield. But especially in wars where there are no front lines, the unarmored cargo haulers are prime targets for ambushes.
In 1963, as fighting in Southeast Asia began to suck in more American forces, the U.S. Army started working on a new way to protect the vehicles and their drivers. Engineers proposed covering the trucks with land mines to brush off attackers.
Unfortunately, the idea didn't turn out to be as great as it seemed at first. Strapping dozens of explosive charges to the vehicles made them just as dangerous to friendly troops — and innocent bystanders — as the enemy.
"Success is determined by an immediate and violent reaction to the ambush," one Army manual for tankers headed to Vietnam declared. "The outcome of the 'battle' will be determined in the first few seconds."
The ground combat branch felt the same way when it came to Viet Cong ambushes on supply convoys. American and South Vietnamese commanders were both desperate for ways to guard against these sudden attacks.
While simply adding armor was one option, the Army was interested in the possibility of truckers fighting back. The deadly M-18 Claymore mine offered a simple and readily available solution.
Still in use more than four decades later, the Claymore consists of C-4 explosive sitting behind a sheet of steel balls held together by epoxy. When the mine goes off, the main charge sends the deadly hail in one direction.
A slight curve in the body creates a 60-degree kill zone out to at least 50 meters. Unlike most land mines, a soldier can set off the M-18 manually orrig it up to a tripwire.
Weaponeers at the Army's Limited War Laboratory — aka LWL — built a mount to hold these mines to the bumpers of standard cargo trucks. In an ambush, the driver could fire the weapons from the cab.
But Army engineers also cooked up a smaller design — nicknamed the "Claymorette" — to go along with the full-sized mines on the bumpers. Special racks held the tiny bombs to the side of the trucks.
Each of these two-inch explosive squares spewed out more than 70 fragments, according to a test report published three years after the project began. The complete setup weighed nearly 400 pounds and contained more than 20 Claymorettes.
While each mine was small, setting off so many at once was … extremely loud. Engineers told "personnel in the truck cab to wear ear protection or to cover their ears when firing the system," another progress report noted.
At the same time, LWL tested arrays of 12-gauge shotgun barrels, grenade launchers, miniature rockets, tear gas projectors, incendiary pellets and even a clusters of .22-caliber rifle barrels each loaded with a single bullet. Engineers even tried to mount this final system on transport helicopters.
Of these varied concepts, the Army judged the mine rack to be among the most useful. American commanders also expressed interest in bolting the weapons to armored personnel carriers and river boats.
With money from the Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency, LWL hired contractors to make five mounts and more than 2,000 Claymorettes to go along with them. A shipment of faulty detonators from a subcontractor briefly held up production.
A close-up view of one of the Claymorettes. U.S. Army photo
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But after replacing the broken parts, LWL finally sent the completed prototypes to Vietnam. The Army dubbed the system the "Convoy Defense Mechanism," or simply "CDM-1A."
We don't know the exact results of the tests, but troops apparently weren't too impressed. Truckers probably weren't thrilled about driving around with racks full of explosives on top of their cargoes of fuel and ammunition.
The indiscriminate nature of the Claymorettes would have been dangerous to friendly troops, too. And if a convoy was ambushed in a village, setting off the mines could have killed innocent civilians.
Five years after starting work on the miniature bombs, the LWL quietly dropped the project. Army engineers refocused their efforts onto the .22-caliber weapon and cannons that spewed hundreds of flaming magnesium-teflon pellets.
Similar safety concerns killed these projects. In the end, regular Army troops, military police and truckers in heavily-armed, improvised "gun trucks" guarded supply convoys in Vietnam.
Some 30 years later, Army engineers revived the idea of attaching mines to vehicles during the occupation of Iraq. But the new arrangement was significantly less dangerous.
In the chaos that followed the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, American troops took control of a number of prisons. As the Abu Ghraib scandal showed, U.S. soldiers who had ran these facilities tortured and abused prisoners.
A little over a year after news of that scandal appeared in the press, Iraqi detainees rioted at another prison called Camp Bucca. In the ensuing violence, American troops killed four inmates and injured six more.
Afterwards, the Army's Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey began work on a special vehicle that troops could use to help quell similar riots. The result was the EM-113A2 Rapid Entry Vehicle, or REV.
Based on a standard M-113 armored personnel carrier, the REV had bullet-proof windows and firing ports on each side. Troops inside the vehicle could fire tear gas or incapacitating "bean-bags" from specially modified 12-guage shotguns.
On top of that, the EM-113A2s had four M-5 Modular Crowd Control Munitions next to these firing positions.
These weapons are less threatening versions of the M-18. Instead of the Claymore's steel projectiles, the M-5 launches rubber pellets with a reduced explosive charge. To prevent confusion, the projectiles' bodies are made of a lighter green plastic. But the M-5s still have the trademark "Front Toward Enemy" marking showing troops where to point them.
More than a year after the riot, Picatinny sent the vehicles to soldiers and airmen stationed at Camp Bucca. The Army later declared the device one of the "top 10 greatest inventions of 2006."
But by the time the U.S. withdrew the bulk of its forces from Iraq, the REVs were gone. American commanders had turned over their prisons to authorities in Baghdad.
"There are no plans for developing similar vehicles, as they were urgently fielded rapid prototypes that fulfilled a mission-specific user need," a public affairs official at Picatinny told War Is Boring. The idea of attaching actual mines to vehicles doesn't appear to be making a comeback either.
We don't know where the REVs themselves ended up, but hopefully one of these unique vehicles is headed for a museum.
This piece was originally published by War Is Boring
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COPENHAGEN, NY — Collin J. Hess, 23, Copenhagen, died Sunday morning on August 26th from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in the Town of Steuben, Oneida County.
The funeral Mass will be said 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at Holy Family Church, Winthrop St., Watertown. Calling hours will be noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Reed & Benoit Funeral Home. Graveside services, with honors conveyed by the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, will be held IN Brookside Cemetery following the Mass.
Born Sept. 29, 1994, in Watertown, a son of Timothy Hess and Allison Grant LaBarge, he graduated from Copenhagen Central School in 2012. Following graduation he attended Jefferson Community College and went to work for Fuccillo's in Adams. In 2017 Collin graduated from the NYSDOCCS and was currently working at the Marcy Correctional Facility.
He is survived by his parents, Timothy (Valerie Zehr) Hess, Mannsville; Allison (Peter Sullivan) LaBarge, Copenhagen; a brother, Cody LaBarge, 2 sisters, Emilie and Lexie Hess. Also surviving in his extended family is Derek Sullivan, Lukas Sullivan, Landon Sullivan, Michael LaBarge, Amie Pelton, maternal grandparents, Joseph and Christine Grant, Stephen Yaussi, Jerry and Penny LaBarge, paternal grandparents, David and Ginny Hess, Audrey and Alfred "Bud" Towles and the love of his life Alyssa Laribee.
He was predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Dona-Rae Yaussi, and his uncle, Brian Yaussi.
Collin loved the great outdoors, golfing, baseball, the Dallas Cowboys and spending time with his family and friends. Most importantly he loved the time he spent with Alyssa.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Copenhagen Central School Booster Club.
Online condolences may be made at www.reedbenoit.com.


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Even though they might not seem as helpful on a first sight, journaling apps can increase your productivity in more ways than one. What I've noticed in the iOS App Store is that there are no lightweight journaling apps or these are hard to find, simply because one needs to focus and make an effort in writing thoughts, ideas, and observations as frequently as possible. This is why most popular iOS journaling tools come with ability to enter text, photos, and recordings, so you can organize and review them later.
Tag Journal is recently published iOS journaling tool, being sold at $3. Even though it comes at an affordable price in comparison to other similar applications, a developer made sure to pack several interesting and very important features, so let's see what this application offers.
As you'll see upon its first launch, Tag Journal is designed to perfectly complement aesthetics of iOS7. This is something that you can see very often these days, but I still believe that this application brings one of the best designed UIs. It brings light and colorful palette, but retains its minimalism.
The front page of Tag Journal brings you a quick overview of categories like Timeline, Gallery, Notes, Recordings, Tags, and there's Settings as well. On the top you'll find four icons which are giving you quick access to start taking a photo, making a new recording, or adding new text entries. Otherwise, you can review all of your entries by going into previously mentioned categories.
Timeline is there to give you a very quick and smart overview of all your entries which may contain text, photos, and recordings. You can also add tags and location info, so there's a lot of data which could be tied to a specific entry. Since this is the journaling tool, you'll be able to see these entries sorted by date, and you'll be able to use its default list view or you can use the calendar view.
Categories like Gallery, Notes, and Recordings give you a list of specific file types. This means that you can create standalone notes and pictures, but these could be also tied to a specific entry. As you can see there's very logical and smart organization, which is very easy to get accustomed to.
I also need to say a few words on some surprising features that I've found throughout Tag Journal. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this app offers Markdown support, which works perfectly with ability to export an entry as PDF or HTML. You can also export native Markdown. Another interesting feature, which isn't really obvious, is that you can edit photos using Aviary. You'll be able to perform basic photo editing and add some effects as well.
Tag Journal is competing against Day One and other very popular journaling applications, so it won't be easy to succeed on the market. Luckily, there are some very interesting and useful tools that you can use, and Tag Journal also brings amazingly designed UI. There's also its price of $3, which is very affordable.


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Heat Sensing Health Ring is a wearable sensor temperature ring. When you wear a ring on your finger for 20-30 seconds, it automatically displays the ceramic with temperature. The design of the ring uses a standard thermal tape of thermal releases, without any calibration and amendments to the fact that the ring on the inside is heated by the surface of the skin of the finger and outside-dissipates the temperature into the environment.
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