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I'm all up in your extended network!
Sunday night I saw I had a Facebook message from a very familiar name. Turns out one of my very dearest–I don't use the word "dearest" lightly, especially with a modifier like "very"–friends had found me on Facebook. I can't remember the last time we talked. It's been years, so long ago maybe that I only had two kids instead of three, I'm not sure.
Because of some family issues–like her family is batcrap crazy–she disappeared for a while. I understood. Besides, once you make it to adulthood your childhood friendships take on a different flavor. I took what seems to be the traditional path of graduating from high school, attending college (and living with my parents, not something I recommend to my own kids, living with mom and dad while you're trying to grow up in college), getting married, getting a house and a job. She and I took a chemistry-for-dummies class together in college and I visited her when she moved to Tuscaloosa. We even took a trip to Silverhill together back in, oh, 1999 to fetch some kittens.
I am glad to see that she has her stuff together now. My girl is not only in grad school and working hard ("nonprofit" has lots of meanings!) but she is a roller derby bitch. I couldn't be prouder.
Raise a glass to old friends! Who know all kids of things about you and possibly saw you naked.
Problem solved?
Finally, something to work in concert with my Zoloft to ensure that I do not burn the house down or forget to do laundry for three weeks.
Where is your cell phone? purse
Your significant other? turns 35 on Sunday
Your hair? I somehow ended up with a Jewfro. And I'm not even Jewish. Or Fro-ish.
Your mother? Menopausal but still loving, and loves fart jokes.
Your father? Mellowing with age, but still intense and diffifult and wonderful.
Your favorite thing? Having fun with my family without the discipline issues creeping in.
Your dream last night? I'm drawing a blank.
Your favorite drink? when it comes down to it, water with a lime twist will do it, though I do love my Dr Pepper
Your dream/goal? To contribute to the cause of liberty; to show God at work in the world; and for my kids to grow up sane and confident in themselves (with all their limbs intact and no criminal record, of course)
The room you're in? my "office"
Your ex? All of my exes are swell guys, really. I had good taste.
Your fear? Loneliness and schizophrenia.
Where do you want to be in 6 years? Working some in a job that's fulfilling for me and helpful to others, still doing scouts with my kids, getting to spend more time alone with Mr. Bossy Pants.
Where were you last night? Why, what have you heard? Just kidding, I was home, chatting on the front porch and annoying my husband.
What you're not? racist, a good housekeeper.
Muffins? I love muffins almost as much as I love waffles.
One of your wish list items? my house to be magically clean.
Where you grew up? hmmm….Nebraska, Italy, Louisiana, Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio, Alabama. Moved to Alabama when I was 15, in December 1991. I consider Alabama home now, and second homes in Indiana and Iowa.
The last thing you did? yell about the splinter in my toe.
What are you wearing? brown gauchos, navy blue hippie-style top, a bra that lets my girls be themselves
Your TV? HD. I hate TV but as long as it's around I'll watch it.
Your pets? my old Audrey, the Weimaraner with Cushing's. sweet girl.
Your computer? cleaned off the hard drive last night.
Your life? Insane and good…insanely good.
Your mood? excited.
Missing someone? always miss my papaw.
Your car? I drive the Liberty Minivan, with LP and Ron Paul stickers on it.
Something you're not wearing? socks
Favorite store? mmmmmsmithsvarietydontmakemetypeit
Your summer? dreaded but I'll survive
Like someone? I like lots of people.
Your favorite color? I like pink, grey, and black to wear.
When is the last time you laughed? last night I was really cackling with Cindy
Last time you cried? the other day.
Who will repost this? Come on…. join in! And let me know if you do.
for those who wonder…
Yes, I look different today. No, I didn't get a boob job. I decided to get some new foundational garments and I look like I should. Just 100 lbs heavier. Like my favorite bumper sticker says, "I'm not perfect, but parts of me are pretty awesome."
I'm done being inappropriate. For the moment.
Mute Monday: Intoxicating
From Troll….which I found at Leigh's. I find lots of stuff at Leigh's. I am looking for my common sense there now, since I tried baking two breakfast casseroles for a brunch today and forgot to turn the oven on.
But this is mute. INTOXICATING.
Exterminate! Exterminate!
I found this in the paper today. And I want it.
Now if only they'd sell an evening with David Tennant. Sigh. My husband said he saw a car with a sticker that says "my other car is the TARDIS." I also need that. I thought about getting a vanity plate with TARDIS somehow on it, but the reasonable combination of letters and numbers is already taken. And I don't want to ride around with "TARDES" (morning) or "TARDYS" (my son has 11 of them this year) on my van. So I need to find a sticker instead. Maybe one that will cover all the yellow paint on my bumper!
I brung it to the table
Today in my class, we discussed Anglicanism and what we can learn from Anglican faith traditions. It will not surprise those who know me (or read any of my blogs regularly) to discover that I was confirmed in the Episcopal church. It was not long before I got married, and Bishop Parsley confirmed me and I'm sad to say that my old church in Montgomery split over the same stuff that splits Episocpalians all over (well, the more recent controversy seemed to split them more even than when the 1972 Book of Common Prayer was introduced). Christ the Redeemer no longer exists as it did when I was in my early 20s and studying the book of Timothy with Beth Hargrove and eating Greek salad in the fellowship hall every Wednesday night. Sigh.
Anyway, once our discussion was wrapping up, I volunteered to lead the discussion on Pentecostalism in a couple of weeks. I used that opportunity to say that i would really like to revisit our discussion of Catholicism because I felt like there was so much more we could have learned. So we are going to work it back in at the end of our Adam Hamilton study. I'm glad I brought it up. Certainly helpful today was the fact that the guy who did the original presentation was not in class (he seems to be there about half the time). So I'm excited. Not just about the chance to go back and introduce my classmates to some Catholic beliefs and practices that they might find beneficial in their own lives…
I'm more excited that I swallowed my nervousness and spoke up. The general feeling about me–what I'm told by friends and those who observe me–is that I'm outspoken and extroverted. That's true. But then I do feel timid when I am saying something that others may not agree with. Not because I want to be agreed with–though that's nice, I'll tell ya–but because I ama nxious about what my own reaction will be to their criticism. Will I cry? Crying is my general reaction to anything extreme. I think it's physical more than emotional. Will I get defensive? I do this sometimes, too, and come off as immature because I scramble for explanation and end up making silly justifications.
We'll see how it goes. I've got a few weeks between now and then. I enjoy the challenge, and also the chance to revisit some of my old spiritual practices that were helpful to me but that I let go of.
My question before was, am I principled enough to bring the truth to the table? And I am, and I'm glad.
Ten-yeared / tenured
Today is the tenth anniversary of my marrying my man. Of course we start out the day with a good old fashioned argument about finances! Yay! Hopefully I'll have a happier post later. Surely, surely it will not be like this all day.
Anyway, even when we are arguing, he is my Main Squeeze. Ain't nobody else I'd rather argue with, because ain't nobody else I'd wanna make up with. Heh heh.
Goodbye, Dr. Lyle
I read the obits every day, and have since I was a kid. This morning I saw that Dr. Jim Lyle of Women's Care Specialists died. He cared for many women and delivered plenty of babies, including mine (well, he assisted my under-five-foot-tall OB in the deliveries at least). Dr. Lyle was special and I know those whose lives he touched are grateful for his time on Earth.
LYLE, JAMES EDWIN "JIM," III, MD, age 56, died April 24, 2008 in Birmingham, AL. Jim grew up in Florence, AL, where he graduated from Bradshaw High School and Florence State University. He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed his internship in Family Practice at Columbus Georgia Medical Center. He then returned to Birmingham where he completed his residency in OB-GYN at Caraway Methodist Medical Center. Jim practiced obstetrics-gynecology for 28 years with 25 of those years spent at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham and 3 years in Auburn. He retired from practice in 2007 when he was diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma. While at Brookwood, he served in many capacities including president of his medical group, Women's Care Specialists, from its inception in 1985 until 2007. He was chairman of the Department of OB-GYN and was on the Medical Executive Committee at Brookwood Medical Center from 2004 until 2007. He was president of Women's Diagnostic Center from 1988 until 1989. Jim was a member of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, Jefferson County Medical Society as well as a Fellow of the American College of OB-GYN and Diplomate of the American Board of OB-GYN. Jim was a kind and generous soul who was loved by everyone. On the annual Doctors Day at Brookwood "Women's" Medical Center in 2004, with the Academy Awards as their theme, Jim received "Best Achievement in Winning Hearts" as voted on by the employees of Brookwood "Women's" Medical Center. Jim is survived by his loving wife, Shelia; his five children, Dr. James Edwin "Win" Lyle, IV (Catherine) of Auburn, Natalie Dickerson (Doug) of Auburn, Alison Sanda (Mark) of Birmingham, Bevin and Reagan Lyle of Birmingham; his seven grandchildren, Andrew, John, Christopher, James and Margaret Lyle, and Trey and Kate Dickerson. He is also survived by his mother, Dorothy Templeton Lyle, and father, James Edwin Lyle, Jr. (Vivian). Jim wanted to thank Dr. Ira Gore for his excellent medical care during his illness and also the nurses at Bruno Cancer Center and the 4th Floor Oncology nurses at St. Vincent's for their kindness. He also wanted to express his appreciation to his partners, patients, friends, and family for their love and support during his illness. In lieu of flowers, Jim asked that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 25, 2008 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Southern Heritage Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Church of the Highlands, Grants Mill Campus. There will be a private family graveside following the service. Pastor Steve Blair will be officiating.
Crazy Bus Driver
I should move this post. I don't know.
My kids' bus driver is apparently the minister at a church here in Helena. According to the kids on the bus, he also curses at them. i know for a fact he's mean, just plain mean, to the kids on the bus.
I have called and complained a couple of times before abouth is behavior. I always get "he's a preacher at that church over there." SO? That doesn't mean he doesn't lose his temper and use inappropriate language!
I'm now going to get my controversial Libertarian Minivan in the car rider line every afternoon until we work something out. There's another bus that comes to the bottom of our hill that I could drive the kids to without contributing to Helena traffic any more. It seriously is making me nuts. Why can't this guy just quit, or get fired? I don't expect a school bus driver to be the kids' best friend, but for heaven's sake he needs to at least watch his mouth and not be mean to little kids. Especially little girls.


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Orem,UT,United States
Member Since:
Jan 27, 1986
Goal Type:
Olympic Trials Qualifier
Running Accomplishments:
Best marathon: 2:23:57 (2007, St. George). Won the Top of Utah Marathon twice (2003,2004). Won the USATF LDR circuit in Utah in 2006.
Draper Days 5 K 15:37 (2004)
Did not know this until June 2012, but it turned out that I've been running with spina bifida occulta in L-4 vertebra my entire life, which explains the odd looking form, struggles with the top end speed, and the poor running economy (cannot break 16:00 in 5 K without pushing the VO2 max past 75).
Short-Term Running Goals:
Qualify for the US Olympic Trials. With the standard of 2:19 on courses with the elevation drop not exceeding 450 feet this is impossible unless I find an uncanny way to compensate for the L-4 defect with my muscles. But I believe in miracles.
Long-Term Running Goals:
2:08 in the marathon. Become a world-class marathoner. This is impossible unless I find a way to fill the hole in L-4 and make it act healthy either by growing the bone or by inserting something artificial that is as good as the bone without breaking anything important around it. Science does not know how to do that yet, so it will take a miracle. But I believe in miracles.
I was born in 1973. Grew up in Moscow, Russia. Started running in 1984 and so far have never missed more than 3 consecutive days. Joined the LDS Church in 1992, and came to Provo, Utah in 1993 to attend BYU. Served an LDS mission from 1994-96 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Got married soon after I got back. My wife Sarah and I are parents of eleven children: Benjamin, Jenny, Julia, Joseph, Jacob, William, Stephen, Matthew, Mary, Bella. and Leigha. We home school our children.
I am a software engineer/computer programmer/hacker whatever you want to call it, and I am currently working for RedX. Aside from the Fast Running Blog, I have another project to create a device that is a good friend for a fast runner. I called it Fast Running Friend.
Favorite Quote:
...if we are to have faith like Enoch and Elijah we must believe what they believed, know what they knew, and live as they lived.
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Decided to try Paul's magic ladder today. Went to the Provo Canyon. Usual warm-up routine including a mile with ankle weights. Then the workout - all downhill at about 1% grade or so. Jogged 200 meters back for recovery between all intervals except 400 between the 1000s to get a bit more rest, and to end up in a more convenient place on the trail. There was a moderate tailwind. Last 200 was actually a slight uphill, and last 400 probably half up and half down. Others did not have siginficant uphill sections.
200 (34.5) - 400 (67.9) - 600 (1:45.3) - 800 (2:22.8) - 1000 (3:01.1) - 1000 (2:59.6) - 800 (2:23.8) - 600 (1:47.3) - 400 (69.5) - 200 (31.4).
It definitely felt anaerobic, but not the extreme anaerobic experience, not quite like racing a mile. However, I have to say that compared to a 4:48 pace, 4:56 feels like a jog.
Ran with Benjamin and Jennifer when I got back. Then put on ankle weights, and went to see a local client. Stayed at the office all day, but did my always on the run. Total of 13 miles for the day.
This Saturday I am running in Magna 5 K. Mike Kirk is running in it too. The course is very fast. The net elevation drop is about 1.2% I believe. However, the first half is a very high quality downhill on 8400 W - you can really get a good bang for your buck there. Afterwars it is a slight up, then a very quick abrupt down at about 2.5 miles, and then a very subtle down to the end. I strongly recommend everyone who can possibly get there to run it. The course has been properly measured, it is on the circuit, prize money goes 5-deep, so you will see some good competition. I also have it on my predictor, and it is one of the better-analyzed races, so you will be able to estimate your current condition very accurately. The race starts at 8:00 AM around 41st South and 84th West in Magna. You can fill out a form online at raceutah.com. For more info, call Demetrio at 288-9555.

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Ray Hartley from The Times blog says: On Wednesday, Jacob Zuma will deliver his state of the nation address to Parliament.
His speeches have to date struck a tone of reconciliation and healing. He has signalled that his government will be "caring" and people-centered.
But he needs to use this speech to go further and map out the mechanics of his plan to revive South Africa.
Platitudes about caring are no longer sufficient.
South Africa is in the third quarter of a recession and there are many signs that things are going to get worse before they get better.
The public service which the Zuma government has inherited from the Mbeki years is in tatters.
Hospitals and public schools are taking a lot of strain. They do not need more funding. They need better management of their existing budgets.
More than that, our leading public institutions need to be properly managed so that they once again become centers of excellence.
The state of Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital, situated as it is in the heart of Soweto is a national scandal. Surely it was not the intention of the government to transform this world class institution into a place of fear and loathing? It along with other key public hospitals needs serious attention.
The list of schools in the townships and the suburbs where standards are way below par is also a national embarrassment. Tinkering with funding models and appointing poor quality principals has taken a massive toll.
Zuma must forget about the rhetoric and explain how he intends to make our hospitals, schools and other public institutions effective providers of services to those without the money for private institutions.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Time to walk the talk
Ray Hartley from The Times blog says: On Wednesday, Jacob Zuma will deliver his state of the nation address to Parliament.


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Fred "Vleet of Foot" VanVleet: Toronto Raptors backup point guard.
That means we can expect more of this in the upcoming games, at least until Delon Wright comes back. There's no way Lorenzo Brown is going to be taking minutes away from anybody, so playing time for the Vleeter is pretty much guaranteed.
He'd already scored 10 points a bunch of times this season, but I knew that if I waited, he would do something really spectacular. My standards may be a little low, but I consider a chunky-looking 5'9″ guy scoring 16 points "spectacular". Don't you? Watch this video: it's like Muggsy Bogues part 2 out there, with less purple and teal and more Rockfordian savagery.


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My Hackathon team included Jason Aughenbaugh and Adrian Png, and we decided to bring Visio-like capabilities to an APEX application. The sample application we developed over those two days demonstrated a process flow one would normally document using Visio.Read more
You won't have to look far to find Insum Solutions at KScope 16. President, Michel St. Amour, leads our largest contingent ever.Read more
I took a stab at building a session list I feel would have particular appeal to someone looking at APEX for the first time, or someone without much experience with the tool.Read more
We've got something for the seasoned APEX developers among us.Read more
PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL, QC and BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – June 8, 2016 – Insum Solutions, North America's largest Oracle APEX consultancy, today announced it has been selected by APEX R&D as the North American reseller and implementation partner for APEX Office Print (AOP). The partnership agreement means that AOP customers in North...Read more
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3 Ways To Make More Money From Your Writing Without Writing More
Of the very few responses I received, I never landed a single job. Come up with a catchy title, a great lead, then an outline. The writing articles online is very interesting jobs to earn money online. Before considering a career as a makeup artists in Sydney , you WritersLabs online writing jobs in Peru online must do field research.
Freelance writing online is so much more than creating short material for blogs or ezines. For the freelancer you now are an independent contractor which means you now work for yourself. I got my new desktop for $500 in 2006 and and I haven't had any serious problems with it. Many times, even these posts can get ranked in the search engines if they are popular enough.
Write with flamboyance, in playful, exciting language. After you have developed relationships and a following of people interested in your niche, you will be in a position to actually offer something for sale. This would imply that most of the work you get would be contract based and once that contract is over, you might have to start hunting again.
Freelance Writing Websites
In addition to seeking paid writing jobs, it would be wise of you to study and learn from some of the higher paid writers today. They are all different and require logical thinking as well as imagination to optimize correctly. That means you will be earning commissions on your teams work. You can also apply as a virtual assistant where you can process orders or answer e-mails during your free time.
There are several Freelance writer job boards all over the net. Purchase computer and office equipment from e-Bay. I see you are using HitPath as your affiliate tracking platform. Setting up your network using the TRENDnet router will be pretty easy once all the hardware is in place.
Not only will this fuel your social media program but it Freelance job also serves to improve your customer service and assist in your sales process. You can be certain that there are people out there who will remove your Resource Box before posting on their own webpage. Dolce & Gabbana watches are sold under the trademarked D&G label. These sites are being promoted by affiliate marketers who receive money every time a person buys through the link. Add some latest web page technologies like Flash, Java Script, HTML and FrontPage in your page to make it more attractive and beautiful.
Eefoof, for example, will pay video makers, based on their traffic stats. With the existence of world wide web, many people have realized that they can make extra money from home using the computer. Make sure you have a business card to leave with customers, and ask them to refer you to their customers, suppliers and other contacts.
Pay Per View is good too however, sustaining for long is a tough one. Even if you write in a private diary, you're still interacting with yourself. If you're a graphic designer or filmmaker there are tons of sites out there that offer money for your work. You will have to set aside time to work with your clients, but the payoff can be well worth it.
So while your friend wants to hear that she is right when her and him are fighting, you know true and well that it's partially her fault. Follow the suggestions below to get hired in data entry jobs online. You'll get more work done during the day, plus you won't feel guilty once you do get online to check your email, play solitaire, etc.
Using the simple, browser-based interface you will be able to easily add new news items, manage staff information, job listings, product images, and create an unlimited amount of sections or content pages on your website. This kind of voice is effective in all kinds of articles, whether they promote medicine, automobiles, religion, or aquarium fish. This is low on my list of Freelance writing job sites only because the format is difficult to read and navigate. Have you been mulling over whether or not you should start an online business lately?
Come up with excellent posts on a consistent basis, build up a loyal audience, and the traffic, and thus the money will follow. All you need is Microsoft Power Point, take your article, add some of the lines from your article on various slides, insert graphics, music, whatever you like and you have a video. However, there are some issues you need to be sure to consider.
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Uniquely situated between the mangroves lining Shrimp Road and the state-of-the-art 220-slip Stock Island Marina, The Perry Hotel affords equally easy access to the beautiful blue-green waters of the Atlantic, as it does to all that the timeless Key West experience has to offer.
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This is a speaking and listening activity written in the style of the NCFE reformed Functional Skills assessment. It is based on the 'Happy News: It's not all bad' reading resource previously published on skillsworkshop. Three task are covered: presentation (talk), Q&A session and a formal discussion.
Editor's notes
Reformed Functional English assessments include group discussion at all levels beyond Entry 1. This useful, 3 page planner can be used (with varying amounts of teacher support) from E2 to L2. Covers everything from choosing a topic, jotting down initial ideas, and making extended contributions. Also describes the different roles withing a discussion and useful phrases for each role.
With detailed Functional English mapping.
These two lessons explore the Windrush Scandal.
The video gives an opportunity to listen for gist and detail, and is followed by a focus on sentence stress and intonation.
The article gives an opportunity for learners to analyse the purpose of the text and look at persuasive techniques, and is accompanied by a vocabulary from context exercise.
This activity can be used as an icebreaker or as resource when teaching about 3rd person agreement in the present tense.
Learners ask 'Do you ..... ?' and use the answers in the box to complete the question however after the Tutor's monitoring they should realise that the answer form cannot be used for the question form.
The questionnaire has 16 boxes but according to time and size of class, it can be reduced by folding the questionnaire so only 8 questions are used instead.
A multi-skill worksheet that incorporates speaking, listening, reading and writing, based on a short (1:22) BBC news video about a 100th birthday trip to London. Aimed at E3 / L1, but suitable for higher level E2 and for L2 as a recap (for L2 - elicit examples of the grammar and instructions beforehand).
Key learning outcomes: learners will:
This is a selection of literacy tasks, based on the Poppy Appeal 2016 and John McCrae's poem 'In Flanders Fields', covering aspects of speaking and listening, reading and writing.
Editor's note: covers all aspects of L1-2 Functional English – also suitable for GCSE.
This is a literacy resource based around a recent news story. There are a range of tasks relating to an anti-litter app called 'littergram' and legal challenges made to the use of its name, with the potential to extend tasks into other aspects of littering and how the litter problem might be resolved. A final extension task asks students to take their own photographs of local examples of litter as supporting evidence for a writing activity.
A resource pack to suit Functional Skills English at Levels 1 and 2, based on a BBC magazine article about the ET video game and the collapse of Atari. Reading tasks are supported by You-tube clips designed to prompt small group discussions. There is also a writing task.
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The prestige of a privileged land devoted to wine for more than two thousand years.
Rioja was the first Designation of Origin in Spain to earn Calificada status. This was in 1991.
A rigorous and effective control system makes Rioja synonymous with the highest quality.
Three production zones, each with a distinct personality: Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta and Rioja Orient
Certain to leave a mark on you. Wine is the connecting theme of all our routes.
Delve into the heart of our wines by knowing the history of our municipalities.
We tell you our stories and those of our wines.
Description of the municipality
Foncea stands on the border with Burgos province and reveals spectacular landscapes all year round.
Thanks to its geographical characteristics, especially its altitude and climate, it is ideal for agriculture and stockbreeding, although it also experiences some communication difficulties with the rest of the province given the distance of 64 km to Logroño.
22,72 km²
694 m
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- Torre Fuerte Mocha
- Iglesia de San Miguel
- Ermita del Santo Cristo de la Antigua
- Ruinas del antiguo asentamiento de Arce-Foncea
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In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Monday, March 27, 2017
There was a taxpayer-paid party on Friday, March 24, 2017 and you weren't invited. It's the annual award banquet of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department, where more than 1000 people dined on Filet Mignon at your expense.
It was held at our lavish St. Johns County Convention Center at World Golf Village is government property, owned by St. Johns County, whose taxpayers are still paying off the $16.9 million bonded indebtedness.
Watch controversial St. Johns County Sheriff DAVID SHOAR and his henchmen, including his arachnid apparatchik, Undersheriff MATTHEW CLINE (his former General Counsel, graduate of a for-profit law school in Jacksonville).
Watch Sheriff SHOAR and Undersheriff CLINE bully Jeff Gray.
Why? Jeff was peaceably videotaping and carrying a sign protesting the Michelle O'Connell and Andrea Sheldon shooting deaths.
Watch Sheriff SHOAR act like a smirky turkey, an angry anti-literate energumen, lying.
"This is our night … our party…. This is private property."
No, it's not, SHOAR.
Watch Sheriff SHOAR emit falsehoods and threats, threatening like a Mississippi or Alabama lawmen of the 1960s.
This Sheriff is about as sharp as a mashed potato sandwich with the crust cut off.
This hick hack political boss has violated peoples' constitutional rights here in Florida's St. Johns County for long enough.
SHOAR had a judge change his surname from "HOAR" in 1994 and was elected Sheriff in 2004.
HOAR/SHOAR brags of getting an "A" in Constitutional law in college (I checked: he did).
Watch Sheriff SHOAR and Undersheriff CLINE act like jackasses -- jackbooted thugs with an army behind them and no principles between them.
Watch Sheriff SHOAR presume to give orders without factual or constitutional basis.
Watch Sheriff SHOAR and Undersheriff CLINE lie about who owns the property as they touch Jeff Gray and his sign and viciously violate the First, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
This is not the first time that St. Johns County Sheriff's Department has made false statements about our Convention Center being "private property." In 2005, before former UNESCO Ambassador Alan Keyes spoke at an anti-Gay hate rally held free in the Convention Center, a St. Johns County Sheriff's Lieutenant in the Organized Crime Squad called two women who had posted about it on the Internet, threatening them with arrest.
As RFK once said to an other-directed lawbreaking lawman in California violating farmworkers' civil rights, I say to Sheriff DAVID SHOAR: "I suggest you read the Constitution of the United States.
Justice for Andrea Sheldon. Justice for Michelle O'Connell. Work for justice every day of your life.
3 comments:
- Warren Celli said...
If you want justice for Michelle O'Connell you must BOYCOTT!
Justice for Michelle will lift ALL oppressed groups and go a long way towards restoring the now scam 'rule of law' in Saint John's County.
Here is information to create a simple; what, when, where, why and how boycott handout!
The April 22 pleinair protest would be a great day to begin!
If you paint you are subject to arrest.
Bou can BOYCOTT without being arrested. You can stop the ka-ching that pays gangster SHOAR's salary!
Cowards Obey! Heroes Resist
Hey Warren,
Finally I agree 100%...right on man...boycott St Augustine, St Johns and better yet FL.
So depressing...all these supposed christian GOP voters supporting this guy.
Something Shoar does stink around here. Shoar is fishy!
- Warren Celli said...
Thanks anonymous.
A BOYCOTT in Saint Augustine, because of the many pivotal events in our national history that occurred here, will send a message heard well beyond the city limits.
Make some signs and handouts!
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I read a lot. Rarely do I take a break while reading a book. However, recently I took a break from Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford
in order to read Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes,
If You What by Melissa Goodrich,
and Falter Kingdom by Michael Seidlinger.
I just got a little bogged down in Parade's End and needed a break. The first 100-200 pages really set up why you care, and it takes so long to get there. The book is about 750 pages, and is actually four books.
For once, I needed a break. The above were it.
Now back to Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford.


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Projects June 29, 2019Posted by Hydy in CSCC, life, photos, reading.
Tags: art, creativity, dryer repairs, Orson Scott Card, travel, Wizard's Unite
Spent my morning helping a dear friend move to a new house. Then finally finished fixing my dryer. Yesterday, I laid out my rows for my skirt project, and tonight, I'll be setting up my new sewing machine to put it all together. First, though, all the laundry ever.
I still have a lot of projects in the works: framing art prints, painting minis and a dice tower, and writing/blogging projects, and drawing projects. All of which is making me wish I had a proper space to do them.
Case in point, laying out skirt rows on an afghan and yoga mat on my living room floor:
Yes, the skirt will be a ridiculous riot of colors and patterns.
Work is going well. I worked a lot on my paper this week, and some file organization. And I led a class through career search/exploration websites. I'm giving another class a library tour this coming week. I've got one conference this month and one next month. A busy, busy summer.
Looking forward to my eye appointment and getting a proper prescription soon. And August, forever looking forward to August. So excited for all the travel and things!
In books, I finished Creativity, Inc. and Vinas Solamnus, and listened to Audible Original – You Do You: Proud to be Fabulous, and now I'm on to Ender's Game Alive, a radio play version of the book. It's really well done. In media, I finally got to see Into the Spiderverse thanks to Netflix. I really liked it, but the warnings are very true, lots of flashy 'lights,' so beware. I've also been playing Wizard's Unite, the new Harry Potter AR game, and it's fun, though time consuming if you let it be.
Edit: Set up a bigger table:
- 1. Terri - July 3, 2019
Good luck on the skirt!


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Thought it would be useful to just mention about renderer recycling 'feature' that is inherent in the Flex UI control handling.
Often this could burn your time if not handled properly at the time of building your application.
The Problem:
When you scroll through a list control which has a huge list of items and is bound with an itemRenderer, the items in the list control tend to shift its positions randomly, as you scroll.
The Reason:
Flex by default tries to reuse the item renderers. In other words lets say your list control has about 40 items. It is not necessary that Flex would generate 40 itemRenderers to display the list.
Instead, based on the display area available, it would generate a few itemRenderers, just enough to handle the current display area and probably a few more for buffering.
As the users scroll through the same itemRenderers get reused and the contents that need to be displayed, in other words the next item data will be rewritten onto that itemRenderer.
So in total the creationComplete event on the item renderer would just fire once and it is not necessary that it would fire for every item added to the list again because of this reusing concept.
The Solution:
Override the set data function on your itemRenderer which would give you access to the actual item that is being bound to the itemRenderer at that point in time, and in this function you could take care of binding the item the way you want.
The set data is bound to get called many times during the process of creation/change resize etc...
For an example of overcoming the renderer recycling issue and how to override the set data function, check the example here.


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HITMAN™ – Elusive Targets – The Surgeons
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The twenty-first Elusive Target has arrived! Make sure you're ready. There are no second chances.
Elusive Targets will appear for a limited time only. They can only ever be killed once. Intel will be limited. Plan carefully. If you die during the mission…That is it. When time runs out, they are gone for good. DON'T MISS OUT


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Realtor arrested for felony theft
The Caddo Parish Sheriff has started a new social media series to inform the public about sheriff's office news.
A local realtor has been arrested for stealing $14,000 from a client in a fraudulent real estate deal, according to Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office.
The victim reported to authorities that she gave the money to realtor Marvin Orlando Smith in December as a down payment on a foreclosed home. After several months without closing on the home, the victim contacted Smith's supervisor and learned the deal was no good.
An investigation by Sheriff's Det. Mike King determined Smith had deposited the money into his personal business account and had not used any of the funds toward purchasing the foreclosed home.
Smith, 47, of Tallulah, was arrested for felony theft and booked into Caddo Correctional Center.
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Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10
Sean Module Developer last edited by Sean
@ionut322 take a picture? What do you mean?
justjim1220 Module Developer last edited by
Followed your guide to install on my windows 10 - 64 bit machine.
Installation went OK, but when I start mirror I just get a black screen.
This is the error message
Launching application. Whoops! There was an uncaught exception... { Error: listen EADDRINUSE 127.0.0.1:8080 at Object._errnoException (util.js:1024:11) at _exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:1046:20) at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (net.js:1351:14) at listenInCluster (net.js:1392:12) at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.doListen [as callback] (net.js:1501:7) at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup [as oncomplete] (dns.js:97:10) code: 'EADDRINUSE', errno: 'EADDRINUSE', syscall: 'listen', address: '127.0.0.1', port: 8080 } MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
Hope you can help me out.
@johans said in Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10:
Error: listen EADDRINUSE 127.0.0.1:8080
at Object._errnoException (util.js:1024:11)
at _exceptionWithHostPort
This typically means that another application or program is using the port (8080) that MagicMirror uses. You would have to resolve that issue
Thanks for the info, can't find out who is using port 8080, but I changed in the config to use another port.
Now all is working.
Well done, mate.
@mykle1 FYI
Meanwhile I found the problem of port 8080, due to some malware on that PC, the proxi settings where modified, only option was to re-install OS. Lucky I had some backup so that didn't took so long.
Now proxi settings are no longer hi-jacked and I can run MM normally.
Problem solved!
Ahh, Windows. I no longer use it for MM. I'm strictly a ubuntu 16.04 LTS guy now.
Hi. quick question. the MM work with the basic modules. as soon as i try to install a 3rd party module i have a syntax error. Checked and rechecked the code and there is no error. is there special thing to add code thant im not aware of
@djniuss from the MM folder do
npm run config:check
fix errors from top down


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December 12, 2012This brief examines education funding in New York State with an emphasis on the distribution of funding versus costs across school districts. The brief includes recommended reforms to the State aid formulas in order to better target resources to the neediest districts and promote greater efficiency in school district management.
Report Public Workforce
A Comparative Analysis of the Pay of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Officers
December 02, 2012This brief compares the wages of Port Authority police officers with those of the largest state and local police forces in the region, as well as a federal agency. The major finding of the report is that Port Authority police officers are paid more generously than other agencies in the analysis.
Report Economic Development
Recommendations for the Next Round of Economic Development Council Awards
October 10, 2012This brief analyzes the first round of awards for New York State's Regional Economic Development Councils and provides recommendations to standardize and improve evaluation of programs, as well as move toward a unified economic development budget.
Report Transportation
A Better Way to Pay for the MTA
October 09, 2012This report builds upon previous research on the issue of how to finance the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, particularly its mass transit services. It updates and revises the findings and recommendations of a 2006 report and seeks to provide guidelines for future budget decisions.
Report City Budget
Taxes In, Garbage Out
May 30, 2012This report makes the case for a significant change in the New York City Department of Sanitation's solid waste disposal practices, a shift from heavy reliance on long-distance exporting to landfills to greater reliance on use of local waste-to-energy facilities.
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Refunding the MTA's Debt
May 06, 2012This brief examines the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) large-scale refunding of outstanding
debt. It focuses on a refunding that saves money and spreads debt service costs fairly over time and does not juggle the timing of debt service costs in a manner places unfair costs on riders and taxpayers in the more
distant future.
Report Health Care
A Troubling Prognosis for HHC's Finances
April 23, 2012This report assesses New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation's (HHC) critical role within the health care safety net protecting lower income New Yorkers, and it explores two significant fiscal challenges in the coming years: threats to City-supported revenues and an inadequate gap-closing plan.
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6 Things New Yorkers Should Know About Prevailing Wage
February 13, 2012This report is intended to provide New Yorkers with an understanding of how prevailing wage law works so they can understand and evaluate the arguments in the current debate.
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January 29, 2012This report examines the contract negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and its largest union, the Transport Workers Union Local 100, and it applies the criteria specified by the Public Employment Relations Board for determining arbitration awards. It finds that the public interest will be served by an agreement that maintains a good standard of living for workers, is within the MTA's ability to pay, and does not force further harm upon riders.
Report Pensions & Benefits
The First Priority in the New Year – Pension Reform
January 10, 2012This brief examines pension cost growth in New York State and its effect on the New York's competitiveness. It recommends the adoption of a new tier of pension plans known as the Tier VI Proposal.
Report State Budget
New York's Endangered Future
September 21, 2005New York State's debt obligations will require current and future taxpayers to bear a burden that creates a competitive disadvantage with the other states. The core issue is that New York has no effective legal limits on the amount of debt it can assume. CBC advocates for short-run and long-run measures; in the near term, voters should reject bond referendums such as the Transportation Bond Act of 2005 until debt is brought under control, and in the long-run the State must strike a balance between adequate infrastructure investment and a competitive debt burden.
Report Economic Development
Encouraging Small Business Success in New York City and Northern New Jersey
July 29, 2005This survey of small businesses in New York City and Northern New Jersey finds that these businesses broadly agree on the three most important factors to success: 1) Overall cost of business; 2) Proximity to clients and markets; and 3) Access to a skilled labor force.
Report State Budget
The Palisades Principles Revisited
June 04, 2005CBC reviews New York State's progress on the 10 principles of budget reform known as the Palisades Principles. These 10 principles emerged from a statewide conference of civic and business leaders held in November 2003 in Palisades, NY. Of the 10 principles, four have shown no progress, five have shown some progress, and only one has shown significant progress.
Report City Budget
The Myth of the "Uncontrollables"
May 11, 2005For years New York City mayors have bemoaned the fact that much of the budget is uncontrollable: pension fund contributions, health insurance, Medicaid, and debt service. This report suggests four ways to reduce the "uncontrollables" and save $2.5 billion annually.
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The Case for Redesigning Retirement Benefits for New York's Public Employees
April 29, 2005This report presents recommendations for redesigning the retirement benefits – health insurance and pension payments – for employees of the City of New York and State of New York. It includes a description of current benefits and a comparison to benefits provided by other large private and public employers.
Report State Budget
Recommendations for the New York State 2005-2006 Budget
March 21, 2005CBC recommends for the fiscal year 2005-2006 State budget: 1) Significantly reduce spending on Medicaid and on ineffective programs; 2) Make meaningful progress in a long-run realignment of state and local fiscal responsibilities for Medicaid and school financing; 3) Balance the budget with recurring revenues; and 4) Enact the budget on time and in full sunlight.
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Can New York Get An A In School Finance Reform?
January 01, 2005The State of New York faces a major challenge stemming from a 2003 ruling by the Court of Appeals, the State's highest court, which found that the more than 1 million children in New York City's public schools were not provided with the sound basic education guaranteed to them by the State Constitution. CBC addresses two fundamental questions: Where should the money come from? What changes other than more money are essential to improving educational outcomes?


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Watched the intro episodes of Stargate Universe on the 10 website a few days ago. I thought it was quite a dramatic beginning with some interesting characters and clearly extending the mythology of things another step forward.
There are a few decent effects shots with cool spacecraft feeling impressive above planets and so forth. Here are a few pics also from the channel 10 site for SGU – not sure what this will look like for those outside Australia. I am keen to see how it evolves from here, how the arcs start to evolve.


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The data are available in several forms:
- Sequences and metadata can be accessed from EBI (accession #ERP012803). *Note: the filter for blooming bacteria has not been applied to this data
- Sequences, metadata, and OTU tables can be accessed on Qiita (qiita.ucsd.edu; study ID 10317). *Note: the filter for blooming bacteria has not been applied to this data.
- To produce participant results and prepare the data for other analyses, we have created a series of IPython notebooks. All outputs from the notebooks, including raw sequences, sequences that have been filtered for blooming bacteria, OTU tables, and alpha and beta diversity analyses outputs, can be found on our ftp site. The notebooks themselves can be found on GitHub. You may read about the details regarding our datasets here.
- Additionally, all protocols for DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and sequencing can be found on the Earth Microbiome Project webpage.
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Cecafa: Burundi leaves Kenya coach with selection headache
Harambee Stars coach Paul Put will be scratching his head as he tries to come up with the squad to face either Zanzibar or Uganda in Cecafa final on Sunday.
Stars secured a final berth after a slim 1-0 win against Burundi in the semi-final stage on Thursday in Kisumu. AFC Leopards midfielder, Whyvonne Isuza scored the lone goal after receiving a nice pass from substitute Samuel Onyango.
But the win came with a fair share of tribulations to the Belgian, who is under pressure to lift his maiden title with Kenya following his appointment last August.
Harambee Stars have scored only four goals in five games so far; two of them coming from midfielders Duncan Otieno and Isuza. The other two were converted by strikers, Masoud Juma and Vincent Oburu.
With such a bad conversion record from the goal-shy Stars forwards, Put will need all his strikers available for selection when he names squad for the final, knowing too well that Kenyan fans are desperate for a first Cecafa title since 2013.
The coach, however, will not have that privilege after Oburu joined Masoud in the list of crocked players that also includes captain Musa Mohammed.
Oburu and Mohammed limped off the pitch in the win against Burundi with what looked like serious injuries for both players. Masoud picked a knock in Kenya's stalemate against Libya in the second match of Group A.


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Marie Humble has set out to create a poetry anthology to raise awareness about mental health.
Heart beat quickens. The world is so noisy it can't hear you screaming inside. This is what an anxiety attack can feel like and for a lot of people, when they need support the most, they can't tell anyone about it out of shame.
Mental health still has huge stigma around it. There have been campaigns to try to tackle this, such as #TimeToTalk but the problem is talking doesn't solve the fundamental problems. People with mental health conditions need support, not just to be able to talk. One poet is trying to tackle both.
Marie is creating a poetry anthology to try to raise awareness about mental health and funds for services. She's directly trying to make conversations and awareness about mental health help financially support services which have faced huge pressures in recent years.
"I know a lot of people, particularly close friends of mine, who have been through difficult times due to their mental health," Marie says. "However, due to the lack of funding they've been put on waiting lists for months instead of getting the help they need. As one of the richest countries in the world it is appalling that the mental health services are underfunded. Since our current government are not doing enough to change this, I decided I wanted to do the best I could to help.
"I chose to create an anthology of poems because I love writing myself and find it therapeutic, I thought it would be something different to hosting a charity night and a way I could get local writers involved."
An anthology also offers huge scope. There's no limit to who can get involved due to geography and travel. Many with mental health conditions often feel that it's difficult to talk openly, or may have anxiety around spoken word performances. This makes an anthology an ideal option, and an outlet where anyone can express themselves.
"Poetry and even just writing in general can really help to express yourself in a way that spoken words can't," Marie says.
Marie has raised money for great causes before. She's taken part in charity runs for Cancer Research and now is extending her commitment to making a difference to the area of mental health, an issue that has huge importance to Marie.
"Mental health is something that affects so many people in our day to day lives," says Marie. "And although we're raising more awareness now, it's still important that we carry on pushing to help people get the support they need. I've known people who've experienced mental health issues and I'm sure most people know at least one person who has or had mental health issues. Which is why it's hard to comprehend how underfunded the mental health services are."
"It's hard to comprehend how underfunded the mental health services are"
It's believed that one in four people will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives. Yet, despite what the Government may state about funding, services are actually receiving less than they were five years ago once inflation is taken into account. Furthermore, last year it was revealed that five regions in England would experience mental health care cuts totalling £4.5 million.
Almost everyone will know someone who at some point will have to manage their mental health. It's an issue that impacts millions of people. This makes mental health an issue close to many people's hearts, and with a backdrop of Government cuts to services, people are looking to try to make a difference. This may be why Marie has received such positive responses already.
"I've had a brilliant response so far! I've had so much support from my family, friends, teachers and many kind people on twitter. I've used the #WriteYourMind for my project and I've had Owen Jones and Matt Haig share my tweet which was very kind of them! They are both doing a brilliant job in drawing attention to mental health."
The anthology is open for submissions and it will be launching in the summer.
"I haven't included a theme for the poems," Marie says. "I wanted to give everyone the chance to focus on writing something they're passionate about. Themes can help sometimes but I would like the anthology to include all types of poetry. Although, I've asked everyone to write something positive because I'd like to promote a hopeful message to those reading it. It's early days but I'm looking into selling the books on amazon so it's easily accessible for people all over to buy. I will hopefully be publishing the book during July/August because I finish my exams in June."
We know that there aren't enough resources in the UK for people with mental health conditions. Sometimes, there aren't even enough hospital beds. The role of the Government will long be debated, but while that conversation goes on it's the worth of charities, support groups and dedicated activists that are trying to do the best that they can for mental health services. Marie's anthology is an example of everyday activism that can make such a huge impact. People can explore their identities and creativity, while raising money for groups who desperately need them. We've gone beyond needing to talk, but it is activists who are delivering action.
To find out more about the anthology, you can follow Marie on Twitter or email her at email@example.com.
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As sponsors of the the Supply Chain Excellence category in the 2014 Construction News Awards, CBH would like to congratulate the winners - Galliford Try. On 17th July, they were honoured with other awards winners at a ceremony in London. The Supply Chain Excellence category recognised collaborative performance across a supply chain, where members worked together towards common goals and demonstrated improved performance as a result.
Too see photos of the Construction News Awards ceremony, click: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cnawards14/
CBH officially welcomes Peter Crosland as our newest Board Director.
Peter is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Water & Environmental Manager. His experience includes working within the Water Industry before moving into consultancy with a number of high profile organisations.
Peter is currently the National Civil Engineering Manager for the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) where his role includes managing the Health & Safety and Environment Committees.
Closely involved with Construction Best Practice, Peter was Chairman of Yorkshire & Humber (Y&H) region for 6 years. He was a judge for national Constructing Excellence and regional awards and is still an active member of the Y&H club. Peter also sits on the Y&H Construction Industry Council steering group and he is a guest lecturer at Loughborough University on Construction Health & Safety.
Operating at Director level for over 10 years now, Peter has led and managed multi-discipline offices in a variety of sectors both in the U.K. and overseas. He brings with him extensive construction industry experience and practised skills in contractual and financial management, strategy and business planning. We look forward to his valuable contributions as a CBH Board member.
CBH is launching its new look website this summer.
www.cbhscheme.com will have a cleaner style, be easier to navigate and is designed to meet the online needs of all our members. We also intend it to be an easy and informative introduction for online visitors wanting to learn more about CBH.
The key members-only areas have been revamped, including an updated CHAT users section offering guidelines, online help documents and easy access to the CHAT resource itself.
A new and exciting product will be accessible via the website, called the CBH Wellbeing Zone. We will reveal more about it in our newsletter in due course.
There will also be a new and informative CBH blog tab, easily accessible on the homepage along with our other social media channel tabs.
Watch this space and stay tuned to our Twitter and Linkedin channels for news of the official launch of the new CBH website.
Happy navigating!
CBH had the pleasure of sponsoring the Health & Safety category of the 2014 SECBE Constructing Excellence Awards. On 3rd July, the winners were honoured at an awards ceremony in London at which CBH's Michelle Aldous was in attendance to make the presentation.
We are delighted to announce that the overall winner is HETCo, a Ferrovial Agroman/Laing O'Rourke JV. They were recognised for their exemplary health and safety practice yet again, for applying such a high standard throughout a large project. It was noted that "by harnessing collaboration and empowering everyone to 'do the right thing', setting a clear strategy and driving continuous improvement, they created a 'one team' mentality."
A special Judges Commendation for Personal Achievement was awarded to Paul Haddell of Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald for his 'Near Miss' App. Paul, a drainage engineer, created the app to enable anonymous, on-the-spot reporting of 'near miss' site incidents and hazards that often get forgotten under the premise of 'I'll report it later'.
The Near Miss app allows users to photograph the risk, send it immediately to Health & Safety teams and even has a GPS function for accurate identification of the hazard location. Paul was recognised for his contribution in "ensuring that everyone returns home safely to their family and friends." The app is available on Blackberry and Android and is being made available for iPhones and iPads.
For pictures of the awards ceremony click: SECBE Awards Photos
Continuing our series on CHAT 'How to FAQs', we explain how to allocate an employee to a site once logged in:
You will see a list of sites that have either been set up by your company, or, those to which you have been engaged as a subcontractor.
You will see a search box appear and below, some of your company employees will be listed in grey;
If you need to remove an employee from that project, when you click on the edit button you will see a little blue button with 'a –' sign. Click this button and the name will change from black to grey font.
You have now completed your employee allocation!
Following the successful launch of CBH Scotland in May, the message is spreading about CBH's commitment to improve construction worker health north of the border. There has been extensive media coverage about the joint efforts of CBH, the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives and Scottish Building Federation initiative to establish mandatory health checks for apprentices entering the construction industry.
Vaughan Hart, CBH Board member and Managing Director of the Scottish Building Federation, represented CBH Scotland an event hosted at the Scottish Parliament on 24th June. CBH Scotland has published an industry pledge outlining key measures to tackle occupational health in the Scottish construction sector, which it is looking for employers, trade unions and policy-makers to sign up to.
Michelle Aldous, CEO of CBH comments, "I would invite anyone with an interest in tackling occupational health issues in the Scottish construction industry to join us in taking the CBH Scotland pledge. Working together, we can improve the long-term health prospects of construction workers and save the Scottish economy millions in unnecessary costs."
The CBH Scotland pledge reads as follows:
As workers, employers and policy-makers, we pledge to work together to:
The CBH Guest Feature is open to any of our members who would like to contribute an informative interest piece about work-related health to our newsletter. If you would like to submit a feature for one of our future issues, please email us on firstname.lastname@example.com.
Are you talking to each other about lead?
Local authority clients have a legal duty to provide their contractors with pre-construction information – which may include lead (paint) surveys. The use of lead-based paint was widespread and affects the majority of UK buildings and structures. Inhaled or ingested it can cause serious illness ranging from brain damage and developmental issues in children to pregnancy and fertility problems in adults. It is also linked to cancer and mental health conditions.
If this pre-construction information is not made readily available, it is an open invitation for lead exposure risks to affect site operatives and their families (from take-home lead) as well as any building occupants, including women and children at home or school, who could be affected. Add to that the likely cost implications, programme delays and the potential for criminal or civil claims, the case for compliance is clear.
It is said that 'knowledge is power' – hopefully to do good. With this in mind, it is vital for professional advisers such as surveyors, architects, project managers, CDM co-ordinators, Health & Safety teams and contractors to thoroughly familiarise themselves with lead dust risks before attempting any kind of invasive site work.
Ideally, there should be a universal benchmark of key information accessible to all relevant professional project advisors. In this way one avoids the syndrome of 'left and right hand. By commissioning and acquiring results of thorough lead risk assessments and sharing among the key members of project teams, unnecessary project/site management errors potentially resulting in significant health-risk and even litigation can be effectively avoided.
If an organisation has no existing due-diligence policy in place to highlight the potential for lead risk discrepancies, then implementing a Lead Policy and appropriate training are two measures to address this oversight. For example, if a housing authority was remiss in its duty of care regarding lead, they may fall foul of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) guidance for lead; this advises temporary re-housing of residents where lead paint stripping and more invasive work involving lead-based paint are involved.
So the advice is, arm yourself with knowledge. Be aware of lead risks posed on site and to immediate members of the public. Share your information and make sure that your entire site and management team are aware of the potential lead dangers before starting work.
LIPSA can advise and provide training through its 'Managing Construction Lead Hazards' course. These sessions have been developed because lead hazards and exposure risks can now be measured in a way that has not been possible before. New technology makes it possible to determine the lead dust contamination that can be generated by drilling a single hole and the ensuing impact on others.
Wouldn't you rather be in the know, rather than in court?
With thanks to Tristan Olivier, LIPSA. www.lipsa.org.uk
In every issue, CBH shares updates about the enforcement of better work-related health practice in construction. Here are news items that may be of interest to our readers:
Poor working conditions likely to lead to ill-health on construction projects are now being targeted by HSE Construction Inspectors. http://www.ppconstructionsafety.com/newsdesk/2014/06/24/hse-construction-health-risks-blitz-starts/
The HSE site inspection blitz encourages the construction industry to 'Think Health': http://press.hse.gov.uk/2014/inspections-challenge-construction-sites-to-think-health/
HSE enforcements rise significantly: http://www.ppconstructionsafety.com/newsdesk/2014/06/18/hse-enforcement-shows-significant-increase/
Academics have called on regulators to tighten workplace safeguards against harmful silica dust:
One in six sites fail inspection: Stephen Hegarty Linkedin discussion group
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All but two have qualified for grand finals on Saturday
BASKETBALL: It was a night of preliminary final thrillers in the Gladstone Amateur Basketball Association.
Lions Fury are through to the division one men's big dance against Devolds after a 58-51 win against minor premiers TTP.
Isaac Sealy shot 22 points for the winners while his team-mate Mitch Glossop was great with 15.
Tim McDonald led the way for TTP with 22 points which included six triples.
Devolds and Lions Fury meet at 4pm on Saturday.
It was a double-overtime heart-stopper between victorious Taipans and Nuggets in the men's division two competition
Samuel Wriede and Eli Barling combined with 24 points for Taipans and Scott Smith and Dain Sheppard shot 14 and 12 points respectively for Nuggets.
Taipans and BITS Saints face off at 1.30pm.
On Monday night, Devilicious have made yet another Gladstone Amateur Basketball Association grand final in division one women's competition.
Devilicious beat Power Puffs 44-43.
With scores locked at 41-all after Mirrim Rashleigh's two points, Power Puffs' Larissa Mylonas made one of two from the charity stripe to give her team a one-point edge after Malinda Aeshlimann had fouled.
But with just 90 seconds left, Caterina Davoli landed her third triple and game-winner as Devilicious held on in the final 77 seconds.
Devilicious will now meet Lions in the decider, while Kixx will meet Hawks in the women's division two final.
Devils White play Blue Devils today at 6.15pm in the Premier League.
The winner will meet Red Devils.
All games are on Saturday.
12pm: Gladstone West State School Cheerleaders will kick off the day
12.15pm: Not-the-wooden-spoon match
1.30pm: Division 2 Men - BITS Saints v Taipans
2.45pm: Division 2 Women - Kixx v Hawks
4pm: Division 1 Men - Devolds v Lions Fury
5.15pm: Division 1 Women - Devilicious Red v Lions
6.30pm Premier League Men - Red Devils v either Devils White or Blue Devils
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This natural gas safety pilot valve kit by Dexen has a capacity of 82,000 BTU with a 175° hi limit switch. It features fuel-saving electronic ignition and uses a low capacity 3V battery. The assembly is 24" long and has an easily-accessible on/off switch that is located on the insulated shield front. The pilot automatically lights when the unit is turned on. Two D-cell batteries can power this unit for an entire year, and it can be operated with a separately purchased remote control, wall switch, or timer.
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Whether you are a casual player or a hardcore PC gamer, the quality of your gameplay will heavily depend on the kind of hardware you use. To get the most out of the latest PC games, you'll not only need a PC with powerful graphics, CPU, GPU, RAM and a gaming mouse (by the way, thegamingsetup has a guide for wireless gaming mice), but you also require a monitor that won't be inundated with tearing, flickering and blurring.
Monitors aren't created equal and the following tips will help you identify the one that would be most suitable for your gaming needs.
Unless you are in the world's wealthiest top 1 percent, you likely have a budget for your gaming monitor. It's important to determine this from the get-go as it will help you save time that would otherwise be wasted looking at screens that are outside your price range. Monitors cost anywhere from a couple of dozen dollars to thousands of dollars.
One would assume that the more expensive the monitor, the better the features. This isn't always the case. Remember, you're buying a gaming monitor so be careful not to pay for features that have nothing to do with enhancing your gameplay experience. You can also get great deals for used monitors on sites like eBay.
Screen Size
Ordinarily, the bigger the screen, the better. However, the ideal screen size will depend on how far you'll be seated from the monitor. If you are too close to a large screen, you lose your visual perspective and can no longer keep track of everything happening during gameplay. A smaller screen allows you to see everything by just staring at the center of the screen. This ensures you have a good reaction time.
Ultimately, you have to strike the right balance on screen size. Also, take into consideration whether the monitor will serve another purpose such as watching TV shows or movies. In this case, a larger monitor means you can be seated on the couch several meters away and watch with comfort.
Panel Technology
There are different types of monitor panel technologies each with its own merits and demerits. For competitive gamers, the Twisted Nematic (TN) panel is ideal. TN doesn't have the best contrast rations, viewing angles and color reproduction but it more than makes up for these shortcomings with its response times, refresh rates and low cost.
If you feel you are selling yourself short by going for TN and don't mind spending more, In-Plane Switching (IPS) provides the best visual experience.
Panel Resolution
Your monitor's resolution is a key factor in the clarity of game images. Panel resolution refers to the pixels that can be displayed in each dimension. Generally, the higher the resolution the better the quality of images.
Nevertheless, your choice of panel resolution should be determined by the processor and RAM specifications of the gaming PC. A monitor with high resolution is meaningless if your PC doesn't have the processing power to game at such high resolution.
Response Time
Casual gamers don't have to think about response time too much. Hard core players, however, will want to make sure the monitor's response time is adequate. You want every advantage you can get in order to win the game. Look for a game monitor with a response time of 5 milliseconds or less (1 millisecond is ideal).
Refresh Rate
Most monitors have a refresh rate of 60 Hz (meaning the image on the screen is refreshed 60 times per second). However, some PCs can relay game images at more than 100 Hz. The result is tearing where the screen splits into two, three or four parts that aren't in sync.
You can choose to either dial down the frame rate for the game or purchase a monitor with a refresh rate that can keep up such as 120 Hz or 240 Hz.
These are just the core considerations for buying a gaming monitor. It's important that you do your research including taking a look at the reviews of the different models.
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We are, each of us, entirely responsible for our own individual happiness. So the spiritual message of the moment appears to be saying.
To a greater degree I agree. Our perception of whatever things can change everything and make anything better, possible and certainly through such you can – I CAN – find the positive in most shitty situations.
This and these, my chosen words are open to questioning, dispute and debate. Like a school essay:
Please do.
I am a naturally and pretty much renowned, even heralded by others for my positive outlook and annoying ability to see the possible good in things.
My life right now is reasonably, objectively describable, quantifiable as SHIT.
The following was intended as an example reason of why. Yet, like life it is hard to draw it in and hold it to just one and this runs away with itself. Like life?
As I attempt this summary please bear in mind that a lot has 'gone wrong?' in a relatively short period of time. Remember please, that throughout, it there have been and continue to be some good times: some real laughter, moments of joy. My presentation misses all details as I try to abridge it. With such a chain of calamities that this summary downplays it is hard to remember and very easy to forget the good parts. Please may I also ask you one further kindness on your part, please also note as you read that throughout there is a theme: "we are all individually responsible.."
In a short period of time I've crashed my motorbike badly, then failed the breathalyser 'just'. I'm not condoning drink riding. I was wrong. All the same, just'. Before my licence was withdrawn I was hit in the rear at traffic lights. Car written off. Licence gone I lost my job. Out of work, I looked for some months close to my home and out of money I moved countries. The new job 'didn't work out'.. Then and along with all of this I fell in love. Got another job. It was slave labour HARD work so l left for a better offer. The better offer, 'didn't work out'. (Theme?) The 'in love' got truly difficult. Heartbroken. Nothing at all stable in my life I went back to Britain for some reconciliation of myself? A few days before my flight I got hit in the face by a moving tractor-trailer (another story, it was dark..) Broke some teeth, lost some feeling, lost one tooth and gained some weird nervous damage, so with broken teeth and headaches I returned to Britain and then Switzerland for a new season, licence returned, new job and I returned into the same relationship. Crashed the car. Into a field! Luckily the cows were not there! Uninsured for loss. Car DEAD! Work ended and guess what: out of work. No car, lots of luggage. (Yes, emotional baggage approaching overload) and real . In and out of that same relationship. No idea which way was up or down. Out of work, out of accommodation, 'she' offered or suggested? More of a decision made – that I move in with her. Shocked, I did. A new city, in a language that I wasn't so 'au fait' with. In a damaging to my everything relationship. Relocated, really trying to find and follow the new rules in another country and new city, everything in that other language, hers. Looking for another job.. in a city, how hard could it be? Bureaucracy took it's time and place too. I'm not entirely sure what I mean by that yet that feeling about summarises it. Relatively quickly in terms of I'll love you forever, relationship over. My belongings three floors down out of the window, neighbours called the police, I got fined, my bollocks squeezed tightly enough to hurt for two months; yeah: out of love! (You may be thinking that I did something serious to deserve this, oh no. I did nothing except fail to give 4,000 chf per month?) Homeless. Broke (in many ways.) Fortitude and friends meant that I found somewhere to live 🙂 Took a little wander over a mountain. Climbed up one side, fell down the other. One broken back (permanent metal cage holding me together) and some other bits. Social services being very helpful, life taking some direction. Went to collect a registered letter from the 'office de population' It doesn't take a French dictionary to work out what they are about? I was expecting my updated permit. The sun was shining. I got a letter asking me to leave Switzerland, in six days! There are sentences deserving of exclamation marks and events that truly knock the wind out of you, me. That in its' moment was one of those.
This in all that it has said, purposefully with punctuation leaving you, hopefully, out of breath. Is a part of a story that is not over. I'm still breathing, there are lessons that I'm learning, some that I've learnt, many that I thought I didn't need to learn.
When I wrote the opening to this post, when I discuss the subject with others I am smarted by a contrajection within.
Contrajection? Apparently it's not a word. Surely it should be? A balance between contradiction and interjection. More than an interruption, less than an opposite. It's a new word? It's an internal struggle within myself.
(Now we pass the suggested word count for the length of a blog.)
If all of our happiness comes from within, our perception.. If all of our happiness is individual –
What of a structured society? What reasons for that structure?
What is society for?
I have answers. What interests me are yours. Wether you share them or not.
My life is shit.
Because I am failing to and caring about paying my part in that society. Why?


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Cleveland Clinic Akron General and Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital were recently awarded the 2017 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). They are among a select group of 16 U.S. accredited cancer programs to receive this national honor for surveys performed between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2017. Only three hospitals from Ohio were recognized for this honor.
"We are proud that our cancer institute has been judged deserving of this national award," said Andrew H. Fenton, M.D., executive medical director of the Akron General McDowell Cancer Institute. "I am very grateful for the hard work and dedication shown by our staff, including the physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and many others who make up the McDowell Cancer Institute.
"We are honored to have earned the CoC Outstanding Achievement Award for the third consecutive survey period," said Timothy Spiro, M.D., director of the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at Fairview Hospital and chairman of Regional Oncology at Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute. "This recognition is a testament to the outstanding caregivers we have at Fairview Hospital."
Akron General's McDowell Cancer Institute has received this award for the past two consecutive survey cycles (2014 and 2017) and Fairview Hospital has received this award for the past three consecutive survey cycles (2011, 2014 and 2017).
The purpose of the award is to encourage cancer programs to raise the bar on quality cancer care, with the ultimate goal of increasing awareness about high-quality, patient-centered care.
The hospital's cancer programs were evaluated on 34 program standards categorized within five cancer program activity areas: program management, clinical services, continuum of care services, patient outcomes, and data quality. The cancer programs were further evaluated on seven commendation standards. To be eligible, all award recipients must have received commendation ratings in all seven commendation standards, in addition to receiving a compliance rating for each of the 27 other standards.
For a list of all cancer programs in the U.S. that received the award during the first half of 2017 visit: https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer/coc/info/outstanding/2017-part-1
For more information on Akron General's McDowell Cancer Institute and the outstanding care available there, visit akrongeneral.org/cancer or call 330.344.6453. For more information on the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at Fairview Hospital or to make a same-day appointment there, call 866.223.8100.


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