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Fireline Corporation has been providing fire protection services to commercial clients since 1947. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, the company's 100 technicians each spend at least eight hours a day on the road servicing clients and responding to emergencies.
Among the company's chief concerns is their technicians' driving habits. Not only are they Fireline's most visible ambassadors, making their behavior a reflection on the company, but their choices - from speeding, to hard steering or braking to extensive idling times - can cost money in terms of increased maintenance, repair and fuel expenses. The company turned to Webfleet Solutions for a fleet management system that would provide better visibility.
Fireline chose the LINK 300 for its fleet of 100 service vehicles. 'Right away the ease of use and more accurate picture of what was happening with our vehicles began paying off,' according to Gibb. 'All of our vehicles are marked with an 800 number, so other motorists can report trucks that aren't being driven safely. We used to get at least three of those calls a month. Since deploying the TomTom solution in the fall of 2011, we haven't gotten any.'
With greater visibility into where and how vehicles are being driven, Fireline can proactively approach technicians about their driving habits, and take action before things become problematic. Gibb and his team regularly speak with drivers and work with them to put safety first. He explains, 'We're now seeing real compliance with our 'one negative driving event per day' standard and are pleased with the positive reaction from our drivers.' In addition, the company has significantly reduced idling time in the vehicles, which costs money in used fuel. TomTom's system has allowed management to measure time spent with the motor running and proactively address it with drivers, resulting in idling times of less than 30 minutes per vehicle per day across the board.
Overall, according to Gibb, 'Working with TomTom has resulted in far more visibility into our fleet, which allows us to better manage an important asset for the company. We're seeing a lot less of the behaviors that can translate into higher costs, and improving safety standards for our drivers. And we always know where they are, which has come in handy on a few occasions where we were able to get help on the way in a hurry.'


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Wow! This is a big week for me! I turn 30 in a couple of days (which I'm fine with). Thirty still seems like a good number to me. Plus, I've been working as a nurse for 9 years (yeah... started young!) I've been married for 8 years... I have 2 kids... I FEEL 30! My twenties have been full. I wonder what the next 10 years will be like.
So... want to know what I'm so excited about? (I don't MIND being 30... but I wouldn't say I am EXCITED about it either) So... this afternoon, I was checking my e-mail and received a letter from an editor. So... my heart starts beating a little faster as I start scanning the message. I had to read it 5 times to make sure I read it correctly. I'm going to be PUBLISHED! Agh! Me?!? It's not going to be for several months, but I'll share info when I can. Agh! Double Agh!
I don't know if any of you have read my "about me" section... but when I created my blog this June, I wrote about some of my goals. One was to become a design team member and the other was to become published. I just can't believe that in 4 months, both of my goals have become a reality. So, now I'm going to set some more goals. My BIG goal is to find a way to turn this passion into a career. I keep asking the "experts" and everyone gives me the same response. Basically... this craft will never be able to replace a "real job" financially unless you create a company or design stamps. I don't plan on doing either... so I'm hoping there is a choice "C". I would love to work for a magazine or papercrafting company... as long as the work involves creativity. I am starving for a job where I can be creative! Does anybody out there need an employee? :)
So... in lieu of beginning to conquer my goals.... I'm going to give away some blog candy! Let's celebrate together! Just leave me a comment on this posting telling me what you would like to see more of on my blog.... or what you would like to see less of. I'm open to ideas! Want to see what you're playing for???
One lucky winner will receive this fabuloso clear stamp set courtesy of Rubber Soul! I'll pick a random winner on Thursday (MY B-DAY!!!). What's the catch? You HAVE to check back on my blog to see if you are the winner! If I don't have a response by Saturday, I'll pick another lucky winner! (Also, make sure you don't leave a comment as 'anonymous' ) Good luck!!!
Oct 22, 2007
I'm SO Excited!!! I think I'll give away some blog candy to celebrate......
Wow! This is a big week for me! I turn 30 in a couple of days (which I'm fine with). Thirty still seems like a good number to me. Plus, I've been working as a nurse for 9 years (yeah... started young!) I've been married for 8 years... I have 2 kids... I FEEL 30! My twenties have been full. I wonder what the next 10 years will be like.
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Well, happy birthday!!! I had a wonderful 30th, so I highly encourage it. ;)ReplyDelete
What I'd like to see more... more of your card designs. Or any design ideas you have. Love your blog either way. :D
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2007 at 10:38 PM
I am so happy for you Julie!!!! Rockstar!ReplyDelete
You must check out my blog tomorrow...I am sending you a little love, like you need more of it! God is so good!
SOOOOOO happy for your Julie!! What an awesome thing - you've accomplished much more than I did by 30! Amazing girl and so deserved! :)ReplyDelete
Always more cards! Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to you! Happy Birthday to you!ReplyDelete
Congratulations and Happy Birthday!!! I LOVE your blog just the way it is. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 12:20 AM
Congratulations Julie, this is exciting news I am so happy for you. Keep reaching for the stars. You'll be one soon.ReplyDelete
You make me so proud! Julie, reading this post just made me smile. You have come a long way in a short period of time! I just know you can do anything you set your mind to.ReplyDelete
Congratulations!! What fabulous accomplishments! Also, a very happy birthday!ReplyDelete
Heather L.
I like your blog. I think your stick people are my favorites.ReplyDelete
A very very happy birthday in advance..(just celebrated my bday yest!)ReplyDelete
It seems you've had a great year...and I do wish all your dreams come true..I'm sure when you want something ..you do get it.
Thanks for the candy!!
Congrats on being published! That is fantastic!ReplyDelete
Would love to see more of your work on your blog.
Happy Birthday!
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 5:28 AM
He is an Awesome God and in his time he has allowed you to reach your goal. Happy Birthday and congratulations. I have just started reading blogs and having fun but cannot keep up to all the ones I have subscribed to but I just love cards and more cards and SB and tutorials. Thanks for sharing all your work.
Congratulations on your upcoming publication - look forward to seeing it. I enjoy your blog as it is, I am a sucker for cards so if you must do anything with it put on more cards (lol!!!). Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to you, Julie! Congratulations on your recent success'...that's so awesome that you have already achieved 2 of your goals so quickly. Thanks for sharing on your birthday!ReplyDelete
Congrats on your b-day!! AND on hitting those goals! Way to go! Love your blog just the way it is. I check on you whenever time allows!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday and congrats!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 7:41 AM
Happy 30!! I recently found your blog and enjoy it! Congrats on your success!!ReplyDelete
Happy almost 30!!! I love your blog. Way to go on getting published.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 8:35 AM
Happy Birthday a little early...how sweet of you to give *us* a present! ;)ReplyDelete
Congrats on reaching your first goals...on to the next with lots of luck!
Love your cards....can't wait to see them in print now too!
~Michelle P.
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 9:00 AM
Happy Birthday Julie and congrats on reaching your creative goals!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! I actually love your blog- I think you have a great blend of creativity and personal life. Your personality shines through your blog. If I could see more of something it would be more altered projects! Have a great one!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!! I also celebrated the big 3-0 this year!! It has been good to me, and I hope it will be good to you too!! I have to say that Rubber Soul and Wordsworth have been by all-time favourites for a while now. Love them. Have a great day!!ReplyDelete
I love your blog, Julie. I can't think of anything you would need to add or take away. Love your ideas.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!
Oh Julie, you must be so proud to have acomplished so much in 4 months! Way to go! I can't wait to see your stuff in magazines!ReplyDelete
Are you going to do something FUN for your 30th BD?
I don't need an employee, but you can come be creative with me! Together we'll papercraft all day long and...oh wait, we need to have a job in there somewhere don't we...*grin*
A girl can dream, can't she?!
Happy early BD. I'm proud FOR you!
Congratulations on reaching your goals! That IS very exciting! And happy birthday as well. 30's are pretty good - I turn 40 in December and it makes me laugh when I think how OLD I thought that was when I was a child! Doesn't feel so old now!! LOLReplyDelete
I enjoy reading your blog and all I can say is just keep it up! I love to see all the creations - so more, more!!
Congratulations on your goals and accomplishments! And Happy Birthday! 30 is not bad at all, a little older and wiser.ReplyDelete
I almost ordered this set yesterday but I will hold off a few days to see if I'm a lucky winner.
Kim Howard
Woo hoo, Julie! That's awesome! I'm so happy for you!ReplyDelete
Congrats! It doesn't surprise me that you got published...nor that you are on a Design Team! Your stuff is wonderful. I've also met both those goals and would love to find a job doing what I love. I figure if I keep putting my name out there (getting published and on Design Teams) that at some point maybe it'll pay off. Good luck and happy pre-birthday!ReplyDelete
Congratulations, you have a great blog. I'd like to see/hear less music, it scared the pants off of me when it suddenly played.ReplyDelete
What a great birthday present!! Hope you have yourself a great birthday!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 10:10 AM
Happy Early Birthday! So far the 30s' have been great for me and I'm sure they will be for you too! I enjoy reading your blog and would like to see more card designs.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! I turned 30 last year and it has been very good to me. Congrats on reaching both your goals.ReplyDelete
First off I want to say congrats on being published. Can't wait to see it. It's going to be hard for your family to top this sweet present for your birthday. Happy Birthday and hope it's the best ever.ReplyDelete
Ok now what do I want to see on your blog. Anything, I just love your creative and talented artwork you share with us now. Just keep them coming.
Thanks for a chance at this sweet stamp set.
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 11:49 AM
Congratulations Julie on your upcoming 30th birthday. You have accomplished so much this past year, so congratulations on being published and being a design team member. Your work is phenominal. I love seeing what you do with new stamps and paper. You make it seem so easy. I really love seeing your new cards, so for me it is just make more and more cards.ReplyDelete
Happy early birthday.ReplyDelete
Allison sent me over for the first time and I immediately loved your banner, In His Image! That is so great and so very true!
Wow, congrats! And what fun candy too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 1:22 PM
Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a great day!!!Congradulations!! Judy RReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 3:09 PM
Happy Birthday and Congrats!!ReplyDelete
Happy 30th and Congrats! What a great week for you!! I love visiting your blog and seeing your work and ideas. Keep up the great work and I'm sure we'll be seeing more of your cards in publication!!ReplyDelete
You go, girl! I'd like to see more of... the same. Keep up the awesome blog!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 5:53 PM
Holy moly! I'm so excited for you! My eyes are filling with little tears for you......whew....had to wipe them away! :) Congratulations, Julie and Happy Birthday!!! :) Love you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Happy Birthday and congratulations! Can't wait to hear where we can see your project... I'd say just keep the samples coming... I can't get tired of seeing too many cards. :o) TFS!ReplyDelete
Such a cool set and happy early birthday! Thanks for the chance to win.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!! I wish I could be turning 30 again (sometimes). I just had my 46th. Enjoy the years as they do go quickly. Love your blog - visit it almost daily. I wouldn't change a thing - I really enjoy your talent and love seeing what you come up with next - it is very inspiring - Best of luck in seeking a job that allows you to use your creativity - that would certainly be the perfect job!!ReplyDelete
happy birthday julie!! i just turned 30 this year as well... i had mixed feelings about it.ReplyDelete
hope you have a wonderful day!!
lilian :)
Congrats!!! I know this is something you had hoped for.ReplyDelete
And Happy Birthday!!
I turn 30 next year and am already dreading it.
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 8:16 PM
What would I like to see more of? I think sometimes content isn't everything...I would lvoe to see/read more of that enthusiasim you unbottled for this post. It's contagious you know.... :) I would like to wish you many, many, congrads on your newest accomplishment. You have every right to be excited, being published is a very BIG thing...you go girl...LOL Keep up the creative juices flowing...ReplyDelete
Love the blog candy...perfect for the brand new grandma....ME! I think I am as excited about the baby as you are about being published....tee hee...
thanks for sharing...
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2007 at 9:03 PM
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day and celebrate all day long. Great blog candy! I would love to have this set as I just got my first grandson. I wanat to make him a scrapbook. I hope I win! Mary CampbellReplyDelete
Happy birthday and congratulations! I would love to be published someday and also have a career in it too. Great job!ReplyDelete
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Happy Birthday Julie! Why, you're just a babe!! LOL Congratulations on being published!! Great things are bound to head your way - your enthusiasm, creativity and spirit are already in place - now just get busy and continue creating!! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2007 at 12:19 AM
Happy day to you! :) I always like to see good birthday card ideas! :) Thanks!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!!!! Have a wonderful day on your birthday!ReplyDelete
Hppy bday kiddo. I would like to see some orange-not halloween orange but odd shades of orange. just because/ReplyDelete
Would love to see some holiday tag ideas! Thanks so much. Really like your blog. Happy 30th Birthday!ReplyDelete
Congrats on being published! Can't wait to see the card in the magazine! And have a wonderful birthday - 30 was a good year for me and they do just keep getting better. Thanks for all your inspiration!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday!!! and congrats on being published! That's awesome!!ReplyDelete
Love reading your blog!
Congrats on being published and the design teams! (Those are my secret wishes, too! lol) And a very happy birthday, too! I love your cards!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2007 at 3:41 PM
Your site is a piece of sunshine. Wish we were closer to each other to create masterpieces together, but hard telling the trouble we could get into. Hope to see you soon.
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2007 at 4:06 PM
Happy Birthday to you, the big 30 and published, great job! I love the music you have playing and your blog header.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2007 at 8:32 PM
Happy Birthday!! Please count me in to win the awesome stamps!ReplyDelete
Wishing you oodles of birthday blessings! Congrats to you for achieving your 2 big crafting goals. Your cards are always so wonderful, I have you in my favorites so I won't miss a thing on your blog.ReplyDelete
Congrats on being published Julie...I'm just SO excited for you!! Wishing you an awesome 30th birthday too! Don't let the numbers scare...just live in the moment and celebrate with JOY for the rest of the journey!! Thanks for this chance to win sweet candy! I love your blog....love seeing great pics of beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing your creativity & inspiring me!ReplyDelete
~Brenda H.
Happy Birthday!!!! Please include me in your drawing. Hope it isn't too late.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday.ReplyDelete
ltellev @ yahoo dot com
Happy Birthday and congrats on getting published. That's very exciting. Your blog is lovely.ReplyDelete
Count me in.. cute stickers!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2007 at 2:56 PM
HAPPY HAPPY Birthday!!! Your blog is so full of great ideas - not sure I can add anything. Maybe more step by step pics?? Congrats on Getting published!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday - have a blessed day!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! And congrats on being published! What a great accomplishment. I have such fond memories of my 30th...I was in Paris...ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! Ahhh I miss 30ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday. I like your attitude about everything. You should be proud; you have accomplished a LOT!!!ReplyDelete
I'm new to your site and love it... so not really sure what i want to see more of just yet... maybe more cards, they are awesome!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2007 at 10:13 PM
Congrats on getting published (and turning 30). I've been hearing more and more lately about goal settings, and I'm very happy for you that you've achieved your initial goals. Time for new ones. Thirty is a good time for that!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2007 at 10:53 PM
that's great, being published is an amazing accomplishment..i would like to hear more about that on the blog and how everything came to fruitionReplyDelete
Happy Happy Birthday Julie!!!! Please include me in your drawing. Hope it isn't too late.ReplyDelete
I'm a mom of two energetic boys too!! (9 and 5)
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Plans for Ridgefield hotel under review
RIDGEFIELD -- The town's first hotel may have a walled garden in front, parking underneath and a small banquet hall.
"We wouldn't be doing wedding receptions," developer Stephen Zemo told the Planning and Zoning Commission at its meeting Tuesday. "But we could do the rehearsal dinner."
Zemo wants to build the hotel -- along with three other buildings -- on a five-acre parcel he purchased from the town in 2013 for $1.25 million.
The parcel was part of the 45-acre, Schlumberger-Doll Research Center campus. It's located on Old Quarry Road and is separate from the rest of the campus.
The project calls for a road to run straight through the property from Old Quarry Road, sloping downhill to the 48-room boutique hotel in the rear of the lot.
It would also include a mixed-use building with offices and 11 apartments built over them; a smaller office building; and a 48,000-square-foot, multi-level, self-storage facility.
Zemo said in all likelihood, he will present the full plans to the commission in late summer or early autumn.
Tuesday's meeting was a preliminary conference with the commission to show it the direction that Zemo wants to take the project. It also gave commission members a chance to ask questions.
Zemo said his original idea was to include a larger banquet facility on the land. But after discussions with R&M, a company that manages banquet halls, Zemo realized that he didn't have enough space.
"They said most weddings today ... you need 160 parking spaces," Zemo said. "You also need an outdoor space to hold the wedding."
What Zemo lacked Tuesday was any rendering of the proposed buildings. Commission chairman Rebecca Mucchetti told Zemo because he was in the preliminary phase, he could show the commission the drawings later on.
"We're all interested," she said.
Town Planner Betty Brosius told Zemo that he could also submit a master plan for the entire project, with a schedule of how he'd phase in the construction over time.
On the whole, the commission seemed pleased with the ideas Zemo brought to them.
"As for engineering, there are no red flags so far," commission member John Katz said. "But we've got a long way to go on this.''
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A short drive of about six miles south of Bluestone stands an imposing castle, its high walls and huge mullioned windows reflected spectacularly in the placid waters of its millpond.
This is Carew, (pronounced Care-roo and sometimes Carey by the locals but Car-roo by visitors), and it's not just an empty ruin to be looked at, speculated on and passed by, for its guardians, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, have ensured it is very much a working visitor attraction.
The multiplicity of activities that go on in and around this magnificent 12th century pile is mind-boggling. Displays of medieval battle and sporting skills such as jousting, swordsmanship, archery, falconry and re-enactments by
costumed knights and warriors are staged on a regular basis, while many aspects of social history are demonstrated in an action-packed programme of events designed to entertain and instruct both adults and children.
Every castle is said to have its ghosts and Carew is no exception, one of its phantoms being a rather unusual animal whose macabre story, especially when related at dusk, is truly spine-chilling. This concerns a pet Barbary ape which the 17th century castellan, Sir Roland Rhys, kept chained up in the north-western tower. The legend goes that a Flemish tradesman called at the castle one night to complain that the Lord's son had molested his daughter. In a drunken temper Lord Rhys let the ape loose and it mauled the Fleming almost to death. But he managed to survive and, after regaining consciousness saw that the castle was ablaze and Lord Rhys and the ape were locked in mortal combat, the Lord having dropped a lighted taper in the tower, which the ghost of the tormented ape is said to haunt.
This and other spooky tales are told during the popular "Twilight Tours" staged throughout the season and particularly at Halloween. Other features for visitors are "Castle Capers," which give people a flavour of what domestic life was like in a medieval castle, tours and flint-knapping sessions with an archaeologist, bat-watching, bug-hunting and looking out for birds and blossoms. Budding ornithologists will find some interesting brds, such as barn owls adding to the ghostly atmosphere of the castle and herons, redshank and other waders along the banks of the millpond. The French tidal mill is also well worth a visit. The list of things to see and do at Carew is endless and details can be obtained from the National Park Authority's widely circulated newspaper "Coast to Coast," or on the Authority's website at www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or simply by ringing on 01646-651782.


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Providence Business News: "Tax credit encourages donations to SGOs"
By Patricia Daddona, PBN Staff Writer
March 31, 2014
Fla Lewis, the principal of Weybosset Research and Management in Providence, is donating about $22,000 a year for two years to one of five scholarship-granting organizations, and getting a 90 percent tax credit for the gift.
Like 75 other businesses in Rhode Island, Lewis applied to participate in a lottery this year for $1.5 million in tax credits provided to companies who donate to the organizations, or SGOs. He chose Scholarships to Economically Poor Students, which disburses award money to students at four schools: Community Preparatory School, San Miguel School, Sophia Academy and Grace School.
When the lottery was held in July, 56 companies received the benefit – 36 new companies and the rest who already had two-year commitments – because the money runs out as lottery donations are awarded, said David M. Sullivan, tax administrator for the Division of Taxation in the R.I. Department of Revenue, and Dan Corley, president of the Rhode Island Scholarship Alliance.
The state program to provide tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations has made available $1 million each year since it started in 2006. But for fiscal 2014, through legislation enacted by the General Assembly and signed by the governor, $1.5 million was made available, said Neil Downing, chief revenue agent at the R.I. Division of Taxation.
Businesses apply by July 1 and can give a maximum of up to $111,111 a year. They are then assigned a number in the lottery, and tax credits are allocated during the summertime drawing until the money runs out. For a one-year commitment, the donor gets a 75 percent tax credit; two-year commitments earn a 90 percent tax credit, he added.
The lottery system is "transparent" and the "fairest way to do it," Downing said.
Lewis explained that he prefers to see his contribution go to students who need it in order to attend a private elementary or secondary school instead of going into "state coffers" as taxes.
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Really California!? Now You Will Get $1,000 Fine For Throwing Football & Frisbee On Beaches!
"When you head down to the beach for a little fun this summer, county officials want you to know about some updated rules. The Board of Supervisors this week agreed to lift an all-out ban on playing with footballs, other balls and Frisbees on the beach, according to a media statement released by the L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors." - 2 Los Angeles News
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It's Christmas time and we are blog hopping! Yesterday Atty*s had an angelic design for making the cutest little angels to get you all in the Christmas spirit. And it's working, I've had a silly song in my head all week! "It's the most wonderful time of the year, ding-dong, ding-dong…." I HAVE to get this song out of my head! It doesn't help either that the radio station I always listen to is playing Christmas songs all day.
It's Christmas time and that means us crochet nuts can have the time of our lives making gifts for the people we love. If you want to give something big like an afgan, I think you are a bit late at this point, you should have started sooner. That, or work like crazy from now till Christmas! I suggest you try to keep your sanity intact as much as possible. If you are looking for a quick-to-make and personal gift I have just the thing for you. A Mandala Crochet Jar Topper!
I make my own jam every year from the strawberries growing in MyVegi garden. This home-made jam is a perfect gift, but just giving someone a pot of jam is not real festive or special. So enter my very first and very own design!
I have been thinking about my own designs for some time now and the Scheepjes Blog Hop was the perfect motivation to finally take the plunge in the deep and make my own design. I hope you like it 🙂
My design is number 9 in an impressive list of designs for the Scheepjes Christmas Blog Hop. The Blog Hop started on the first of december, we hopped from Annelies, Sarah, Nerissa, Tammy, Tatiana, Carmen, Jellina to Atty yesterday with those cute angels to me today and still to come are Kirsten, Bernadette and finally Maria to bring 12 days of Christmas to a close. But first, the design for today, my Mandala Jar Topper.
What materials do you need?
I used Scheepjes Catona yarn for my Mandala Jar Topper. This is slightly merciated, fingering/sock weight yarn and comes in 25g and 50g balls. I used the oh so cute 25g balls for this project because these small balls are just perfect for small projects.
I made this design in three color ways using the following Scheepjes Catona colors:
- Colorway A – 5 colors – 179, 385, 399, 247, 113
- Colorway C – 4 colors – 130, 263, 189, 115
- Colorway B – 3 colors – 241, 208, 192
I also used a 3mm (US D/3, UK 10) hook and a lovely ribbon with the text 'hand made with love'. I think that catches this gift wonderfully.
You also need a pot of jam of course. I have my own home-made jam, but if you don't you could buy a high quality jam from a specialist store. The jar lid has a diameter of 7cm (2.5inch), but if yours is slightly bigger or smaller that should not be a problem.
Video tutorial
I have the pattern written out for you, but if you are a visual person you might prefer following it by video. I have a video tutorial available in English and Dutch for my Mandala Crochet Jar Topper.
Tutorial in English
Tutorial in Dutch (video in het Nederlands)
Pattern in English (US terminology) and Dutch (Nederlands)
General information
Algemene informatie
Dit patroon wordt gemaakt met Scheepjes Catona garen en een 3mm haaknaald. Je kunt iedere toer met een staande steek of de juiste hoeveelheid lossen beginnen. Je kunt iedere toer sluiten met een halve vaste of een onzichtbare sluiting. Ik geef niet aan welke optie je moet nemen, de keus is aan jou.
Steek afkortingen:
Round 1
In a magic ring, make 12dc [12 dc]
Toer 1
In een magische lus haak 12st. [12 st]
Round 2
Start in any position and make 2dc in every stitch [24 dc]
Toer 2
Begin in enige positie en haak 2st in iedere steek [24 st]
Round 3
Start in the first dc of any 2dc worked in one stitch. Repeat( 1dc in first dc, 2dc in second dc) 12 times. [36 dc]
Toer 3
Begin in de eerste st van enige 2st gehaakt in 1 steek. Herhaal (1st in het eerste st, 2st in het tweede st) 12 keer [36 st]
Round 4
Start in the first dc of any 2dc working in one stitch. Repeat (2dc in first dc, 1dc in the next 2 stitches) 12 times [48 dc]
Toer 4
Begin in de eerste st van enige 2st gehaakt in 1 steek. Herhaal (2st in het eerst st, 1st in de volgende 2 steken) 12 keer [48 st]
Round 5
Start in the first dc of any 2dc worked in one stithc. Repeat (2dc in first dc, 1dc in the next 3 stitches) 12 times [60 dc]
Toer 5
Begin in de eerste st van enige 2st gehaakt in 1 steek. Herhaal (2st in het eerst st, 1st in de volgende 3 steken) 12 keer [60 st]
Round 6
Start in any position. Repeat (1dc next stitch, ch1, 1dc in next stitch) 30 times [60 dc and 30 ch1-spaces]
Toer 6
Begin in enige positie. Herhaal (1st in de volgende steek, 1l, 1st in de volgende steek) 30 keer [60 st en 30 1l-ruimtes]
Round 7
Start in any dc stitch that comes before a ch1-space. Repeat (1dc on dc, ch2, skip ch1 space, 1dc on dc) 30 times [60dc and 30 ch2-spaces]
Toer 7
Begin in enige st voor een 1l-ruimte. Herhaal (1st op st, 2l, sla 1l-ruimte over, 1st op st) 30 keer [60 st en 30 2l-ruimtes]
Round 8
Start in any dc stitch that comes before a ch2-space. Repeat (1dc on dc, ch3, skip ch2 space, 1dc on dc) 30 times [60dc and 30 ch3-spaces]
Toer 8
Begin in enige st voor een 2l-ruimte. Herhaal (1st op st, 3l, sla 2l-ruimte over, 1st op st) 30 keer [60 st en 30 3l-ruimtes]
Round 9
Start in any ch3-space. Repeat (5sc in ch3-space, 1sc between the next 2 dc from round 8) 30 times Do not cast off.[180 sc]
Toer 9
Begin in enige 3l-ruimte. Herhaal (5v in 3l-ruimte, 1v tussen 2 st van toer 8) 30 keer. Hecht niet af. [180 v]
Round 10
In the same color as round 9 make a ch1. Repeat (1sc on first sc in the ch3-space, 2hdc on next sc, 2dc on next sc, 2hdc on next sc, 1sc on next sc, 1sl.st on the sc worked between the two dc from round 8) 30 times to make 30 petals.
Toer 10
In dezelfde kleur als toer 9 haak 1l. Herhaal (1v op de eerste v in de 3l-ruimte, 2hst in de volgende v, 2st in de volgende v, 2hst in de volgende v, 1v in de volgende v, 1hv in de v tussen de 2 st van toer 8) 30 keer om 30 blaadjes te maken.
Round 11
Make a round of surface crochet stitches on round 3 and/or 4.
Toer 11
Maak een toer opervlakte steken op de steken van toer 3 en/of 4.
Finishing off
Weave a ribbon through the spaces of round 7. Tie the topper to your yar with a pretty bow.
Vlecht een lint door de ruimtes van toer 7. Bind je topper over de deksel met een mooie strik.
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I have made this design in three color ways using 5, 4 or 3 colors. Which is your favorite?
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My favorite is the 'Christmas colored' topper in red, green and gold. With this small design I give the blog hop over to Kirsten from Haak maar raak! for a cute Christmas Cross Stitch Mug Cozy.
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Maybe I'm just getting old, but it sure seems to me that much of the "news" we see these days is spun more than ever. When a public figure who enjoys the support of a particular reporter or news outlet does something "questionable," the story often focuses on how someone else they don't like had a hand in it. Or they run story about a historical figure in a similar position who did something even dumber. Or they simply ignore the story altogether and run a picture of their man or woman talking to a group of school children. Despite my growing sensitivity to how our news is being managed, I have to admit to being impressed with a recent bit of clever spin applied by the CFP Board.
The occasion for this favorable impression was a "Message from the CEO," released Oct. 15, with the CEO in question being Kevin Keller of the CFP Board. Not surprisingly, Mr. Keller was addressing the recent controversy over the Board's enforcement of when and how CFPs can apply the descriptor "fee-only." His Message included a recap of a recently released "Disclosure Guide," a recent webinar to review its fee-only rules and a "Notice" mailed to CFPs "encouraging" them to "carefully review the accuracy of their compensation disclosures."
Mr. Keller went on to point out that the "Board's current standards were developed through a long and deliberate process," and that the Board "must remain committed to the goal of providing the public with clear and transparent information about how clients pay for the services they receive from CFPs."
Nothing particularly controversial here, at least if you ignore comments by some of the CFPs that I've talked to about the "clarity" of the Board's compensation disclosure "training." Or the reference to "how clients pay for services," when the Board's standards focus on how CFPs get paid. But here's the good part as Mr. Keller went on to describe the current situation:
"As many of you may know, our compensation disclosure rules and definitions have been the subject of recent articles and commentaries… …Some have suggested that our rules and definitions are too strict; others say that we are not enforcing our rules aggressively enough; and still others say that we are too aggressive in our enforcement."
Note the impressive spin here? If "some" say the Board is "too aggressive," while others say it's not "aggressive enough," that sure sounds as if the Board has found the middle ground, doesn't it? Even better, despite the critics who say the Board's rules and definitions are "too strict," gosh darn it, Mr. Keller and the Board are sticking to their mission to protect the public. Nicely done, Mr. Keller.
The problem here, of course, is that while Kevin Keller and the Board may imply that the response by CFPs to its handling of the fee-only issue has been equally pro and con, there is scant evidence of such a balance. The planners I talk to, while admittedly a small and vocal bunch, seem universally aghast at the Board's handling of the situation, although specific concerns vary widely. A brief survey of comments posted to recent stories on the topic on industry websites reveals much of the same: a glaring lack of support for the Board's position.
In fact, the only comment that I've seen or heard in favor of the Board was posted by P Potts to my Oct. 9 blog about the Camarda's lawsuit over the Board's fee-only enforcement efforts, which read in part: "I am not certain that $5,000 [the amount of annual revenue from the Camarda's insurance agency] is 'trivial' because in many instances that amount qualifies as grand theft. Nevertheless, it is admitted that there were some jointly serviced clients… …Laws and rules tend to be complex, hence the need for lawyers, and as they say, 'ignorance of the law is no excuse.'"
Yet, even P Potts goes on to acknowledge that the Camardas' complaint "portrays an organization [the CFP Board] that is derelict to the people who are paying the fee to use the trademark, an organization that knowingly and willfully violates its own policy. All in all, the fact that the CFPBOS could take actions that could allow them to be accused of such behavior casts them in a less than stellar light."
What's more, I've noticed that the Board has yet to release any polling data of how CFPs view its current enforcement efforts, as it was quick to do in support of its 2011 dues increase to finance its "public awareness campaign."
Nor has it conducted open forums around the country to allow CFPs to voice their opinions on the subject, as former Board chair Harold Evensky did back in the '90s, in support of his CFP-Lite initiative. Of course, a groundswell of CFP opposition killed CFP-Lite. And based on the indicators so far, I suspect the Board's current handling of fee-only disclosure would suffer a similar fate.


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UFC 147 Preview — Silva vs. Franklin
UFC 147 will take place on June 23, 2012. This event has been a bit of a nightmare for the UFC. It was originally set to take place in Rio de Janeiro, but a U.N. conference forced a location change to Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The original main event was supposed to be a long-anticipated rematch between Anderson "Spider" Silva and Chael Sonnen. Sonnen came ridiculously close to defeating Silva before getting caught in a triangle with just seconds left in the match. Sonnen has been talking crazy amounts of trash to hype the rematch, but alas, it was moved to UFC 148 on July 7, 2012.
Here is a comprehensive UFC 147 preview:
Main Event: Silva vs. Franklin
The next fight which fell through was a rematch between Wanderlei "Axe Murderer" Silva and Vitor Belfort. The two coaches were both featured on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, but only die-hard MMA enthusiasts have been following the subtitled show online. In any case, Belfort broke his hand during training, and so Rich "Ace" Franklin has stepped in as a late replacement. The bout will be at a 190-lb. catchweight.
This is actually a rematch of a 2009 fight which Franklin won. It's actually a far more competitive match for Silva, who likely would have found difficulty contending with Belfort's heavy hands. Stepping in as a late replacement isn't easy for anyone, but Franklin definitely has the tools to defeat Belfort, with his 15 KO victories and well-roundedness. On the other hand, Franklin is coming off of a loss to Forrest Griffin and Silva looked amazing against Cung Le, so although oddsmakers are heavily favoring Franklin, the results are anyone's guess.
Werdum vs. Russow
Fabricio Werdum will be facing Mike Russow in a heavyweight tilt. Besides Werdum's hometown advantage, he looked great in his most recent fight vs. Roy Nelson at UFC 143. He won a unanimous decision and received Fight of the Night honors, which likely helped him shake off his decision loss to Alistair Overeem during the quarterfinals of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Russow, however, has been on a tear since he made his UFC debut in 2009. The Death Clutch representative first decisioned Ian McCully, then knocked out Todd Duffee in an exciting match. After that, he scored a TKO victory over Jon Madsen and defeated John-Olav Einemo by decision.
Alcantara vs. Dias
Former Jungle Fight lightweight champ Yuri Alcantara has won three bouts under the Zuffa banner. He holds a record of 27-3, and seems to be a bit of a mismatch against Hacran Dias. Although Dias has a record of 20-1, this will be a step up in competition for sure, and a submission victory may not prove as easy against Alcantara, a BJJ black belt at Nova Uniao.
Arentes vs. Vieira
A preliminary bout between Felipe Arentes and Milton Vieira will take place. Vieira, who invented the anocanda choke, is a very dangerous grappler who will be making his UFC debut. Arantes has gone 1-1 in the UFC, holds a purple belt in BJJ and is a very proficient kickboxer.
TUF Brazil Finalists
Also on the card will be the finals in The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, where Godofredo Pepey de Oliveira will face Rony "Jason" Marianno Bezerra, and Daniel Sarafian will fight a yet-to-be-announced opponent.


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Man who set deadly fire faces additional competency hearing
PEORIA — For the first time in nearly 20 years, a Peoria man who allegedly killed nine people when he set fire to a mattress at an East Bluff home might be fit to stand trial.
That determination, however, likely will have to wait a few months as Peoria County Circuit Judge Michael Brandt on Wednesday ordered a third opinion after psychiatrists for the state and Joe Pickens differed on whether he was fit to stand trial.
Such a finding isn't a determination of sanity. Rather, it tells whether Pickens, now in his mid-50s, can appreciate what the charges are and whether he can aid in his legal defense.
There have been regular fitness reviews in Peoria County Circuit Court for Pickens, but every report has come back that he is unfit. That is, until now, when a psychiatrist for the state held that he is fit to stand trial. However, another psychiatrist, this time for the defense and the same man who interviewed Pickens some 20 years ago, found he is still unfit.
A hearing was set for May 28, when Brandt will set another date to finish the fitness review, armed with the third psychiatric evaluation of Pickens, who remains committed at a state mental health institution.
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Chamber of Commerce CEO won't run for governor
SPRINGFIELD – Doug Whitley, who took a leave of absence last fall as president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce to explore a run for the Republican nomination for governor, said Wednesday he's out of the race. Whitley will return to his chamber job Friday.
Whitley, 59, a former Springfield resident who now lives in Batavia, said he raised more than $100,000, but he didn't have enough to keep the race going.
Whitley said he expects to return money left in his campaign fund to donors.
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Junior high school students sent to hospital after taking prescription pills
GALESBURG – Three ROWVA Junior High pupils were taken out of class and sent to hospital Thursday as a precaution after taking prescription pills at the school.
A spokeswoman for OSF St. Mary's Medical Center in Galesburg, where the children were treated Thursday, said, "They are all in good condition and we expect they will be released soon."
ROVWA Superintendent Lloyd Little said one of the pupils brought prescription pills for a stomach disorder into class and gave some of the pills to two schoolmates. The pupil who owned the pills took more than the amount she was prescribed.
Once principal Nancy Hroziencik discovered the pupils had taken the pills a physician was called to the school, Little said. The physician recommended the school send the children to the hospital as a precaution.
The medication the students took was called promethazine, according to Little.
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More layoffs take place at Hamilton Sundstrand
ROCKFORD – Hamilton Sundstrand laid off an unspecified number of its 2,200 employees Thursday, the second round of cuts this month as its parent company, United Technologies Corp., sheds 11,600 jobs.
Sundstrand spokeswoman Colleen Carroll said the cuts weren't focused on one group of employees in the Rockford facility. In most cases, the workers will leave the plant today and be paid through May 15. They'll also receive outplacement assistance and severance packages based on their years of service.
Hamilton Sundstrand also offered a voluntary buyout package this year to about 500 of its employees. Carroll wouldn't say how many took the offer but did say some in Rockford participated.
Workers at the Rockford plant design, test and assemble aerospace systems for companies such as Boeing Co. and Airbus as well as the U.S. military.
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There is a vb control which takes a long value of 235 as its backcolor and thus gives out a color similar to red color. However in wpf we do not have any equivalent function that takes long value for color, therefore i have written following code:
The above code works for large values but for value say 235 in vb it is giving a color similar to red one but in wpf it is giving blue color .Code:System.Drawing.Color colorLong = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(235); Brush color = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb( colorLong.R, colorLong.G, colorLong.B)); ctrl.Brush = color;
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Running the Superior Hiking Trail: Superior 100 Training Runs
I'm thrilled to report that my ankle is feeling much better. It seemed as though during Week 4 I really noticed a difference. I didn't feel the need to ice every few hours and there were even a few walking/running stretches in which I forgot all about it. Good stuff!
Early last week Maria let me know that she and Doug would be heading up to the SHT and asked if I'd like to go along. Yes! I asked Steve and Troy if they were interested but sadly they declined. I would leave Friday after work and stay until Sunday.
Maria was able to reserve a campsite at Lamb's Resort. We weren't sure if we would be able to get one of the unreservables at the State Campgrounds, so Lamb's it was. We were able to pitch both tents on one site so it only cost me a whopping $22 for the weekend!
It wasn't that great..it wasn't that bad. We had a family of drunks next to us and with only a few trees inbetween -it made for sleepless nights. Oh well.
Saturday I ran the Crosby-Manitou to Temperance section - 23 miles and Sunday ran the Temperance to Oberg section-11 miles. I had absolutely NO ankle pain so I consider this a huge success. I feel great today-no swelling. I still have the climbing muscles I reinvented on the ski hills at Hyland earlier this summer.
Manitou is the most difficult section for me. It took me about 3 hours to run during the day, fresh. It takes me over 4 hours to run in the dark, at mile 62, very unfresh! It felt good to run again, without wonking out my ankle.
Doug, bless his heart, met us at each trail head with water. I was able to get the training run complete with only water, scaps and gels.
Having had to take a full three weeks off and then only running a few miles the past few weeks does make me nervous about the 100. I'm not going to sit and cry about it. Because this time on the trail went well I will be at the start line. This past weekend could have gone very poorly or very well. I'm thankful it was the latter!
Less than three weeks to the big one! Weee!
Labels: Ankle Sprain, Superior Sawtooth 100
3 comments:
- Sue said...
Oh my look at those roots! 16 days and counting...very excited :)
- Olga said...
I am in the same boat! Hardly running and have a 100 Oct 4th. Body memory and tenacity!
- Julie B said...
Yes, Sue, it is a root filled trail, for sure! Can't wait to see you! Not quite LeanHorse!
Olga, good luck at your next 100! Hopeful that body memory lasts 4 years for me :)
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The alluring city of Lyon in eastern France is home to the majestic Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, perched high above the city on Fourvière Hill. A funicular will take you to the top of the hill, where you can enjoy sweeping panoramas of the city before exploring the sumptuous interior of this magnificent church.
When it comes to fine arts, Lyon's Musée des Beaux-Arts is considered second only to Paris's Louvre. Housed in the 17th-century Palais Saint-Pierre, the museum showcases one of Europe's largest collections of artwork. Other noteworthy museums include the Textile Museum and the Museum of Decorative Arts.


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|Linux workshop nummer 1, Linux workshop numero due, Linux Workshop number three, Linux Workshop number 4, Linux Workshop number 5
The goal in this project is: "To study the in- and outs of the GNU/Linux system and discuss your findings at regular bi-weekly saturday evenings". On the one hand it can help you prepare for the LPI certifications, but it can prove valuable to exchange you personal knowledge with others in the space.
We use study material related to LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 directly taken from the LPI people. For your convenience the detailed objectives are listed below. Feel free to jump in or out, when you feel like:
- the Junior Level Linux Professional LPIC-1 101,
- the Junior Level Linux Professional LPIC-1 102
- the Advanced Level Linux Professional LPIC-2 201,
- the Advanced Level Linux Professional LPIC-2 202
The most recent version of the study material can be found here.
Please note, that not all documentation is very up-to-date compared to the current objectives. By reading the course material you might sometimes be taken on some sort of historical safari. The documentation was last updated since 2005. With the objectives more recent, you might argue we are not reading the right documents, but let's see what the LPI publishes this year, and then ask them for the What's new documents :)
Course structure
After three meetings the group has stabilised to 3 people attending and following the subjects. Feel free to join any time however. When you do, please study the chapters in advance as planned for the upcoming meeting. --Ivom 13:03, 17 April 2011 (CEST)
Who is the tutor?
Nobody is! Current practice is to study the planned course material in advance and mark questions for yourself that come up during studying the material. This seems to work for us.
Meeting structure
When the meeting starts the chapters are mentioned and the emphasis is chosen depending on the demand to discuss questions surrounding the subject. For every chapter the questions at the end are solved together as well. Also, the intent is to round off the meeting with all the planned chapters covered.
We meet on saturday on a bi-weekly schedule (yes, you are hard-pressed to keep up to speed).
The schedule is as follows:
First class LPIC-1 101
- Introduction
- Installation
- Hardware Configuration
- Managing Devices
Second class LPIC-1 101
- The Linux Filesystem
Check FHS for an up to date list of the regular file system layout you will likely find in GNU/Linux and the UNIX distributions
Third class LPIC-1 101
- The Command Line
Fourth class LPIC-1 101
- File Management
- Process Management
- Text Processing
- Software Installation
Fifth class LPIC-1 101
- Advanced Text Manipulation
- Using VI (the roman numeral)
- The X Environment
So for LPIC-101 That means reading through a 150 page book in 10 weeks. After that the LPI-2 is the next set of books to be studied. Debating whether this structure is a good idea is open to discussion. Please vent experiences on the talk page.
Please help update this part of the wiki page, with short notes and info that emerge during the meetings. Don't add to much per subject to keep the structure readable.
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Knowledge Jeffrey
I've been messing around with Linux for years, and usually I get the things done with some research.
Everything I know I've learned by myself (by experience). Hence I wouldn't call myself an expert.
I think I'm still missing some global background, so some extra education is welcome.
Examples of things I've done before:
- I've been using Linux (Ubuntu) as my desktop for a couple of years, I know how to use Ubuntu (visually)
- Installing stuff like Java Webservers, databases, apache, subversion, ... (usually with guidelines on the www)
- common commands like cd, ls, cp, pwd, chmod, chown, cat, more, less, su, sudo, ps, ssh, scp, ... (I don't know al the details, but those are in the man pages)
- very basic knowledge of vi to edit some files (I can: open a file, deleting lines or chars, append or insert, append line, save and exit, discard and exit. I don't know any fancy stuff like search, replace, ...)
Things I want to learn more about:
- More global background of linux
- How is the unix/linux system structured? What can I find in which folders??
- Security tips (of course)
- Gain more experience with several commands
- Networking
- ifconfig
- port scanning
- dns lookup
- several commands concerning networking
- Grep
- common used commands I don't know
- Networking
- tips n tricks of vi
- Scripting in linux
- best practices/experiences of other linux users
- Bootloaders
- Kernel (compiling)
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I've been using Linux for 2 years now. I've got Linux installed on 2 laptops and one netbook, and it's on my desktop in a vm. (reason for that is that i need Win7 for school). The goal would be to make the switch, after finnishing school.
I would describe myself as a novice.
I received some teachings @ CVO (module netwerkbeheer 2), about linux, but they covered mostly basic stuff.
As there was;
- Installing
- The file system
- Very little scripting (Bash)
- Installing software (such as apache, joomla, etc...)
- User management
- .....
I'm reading and learning about Linux on my own for now. (the progress i make, depends on how much work i have to do for school) I have some knowledge about vim (i know how to use it, but that's it, didn't want to go for emacs..Looks a bit scary..)
The things i would like to learn more about are mostly the same as Jeffrey's.
Knowledge Jobj
- I'm using Linux as primary OS on all my boxes for 2 years now(some OSX as dual boot, have not touched MS Win in 2 years)
- What I need to know I look up
- I'm not an expert, but a strong believer in "google is your friend"
- due to the ease of use of ubuntu (GUI and apt-get and howto's on the net) I'm not realy stimulated to go dig deeper, and I'd like to change that.
- Atm I'm using Ubuntu, before that I used slackware, because it doesn't have fancy let-me-do-all-that-for-you-automagically-gui's and scripts and stuff, and so forced me to learn how to do stuff myself more
- the biggest issue is that once you have configured someting in Linux you don't have to bother for it anymore so when you do need it again you forgot how to do it (Configure grub in a correct way for dual boot after a new install)
- therefore I think it might be handy to build a knowledgebase of what we discover ..
Knowledge Wouter(antwerp)
- I've used most of the common distributions at least once(ubuntu,fedora,redhat,mint,lfs,...)
- Configured services samba,nscd,...
- done some wireless password breaking :) (wep,wpa2)
- I develop a distro for an appliance at work.
- Allmost always use linux at home.
- knowledge in several scripting languages (python,lua,perl,bash,ruby,tcl,...)
- c/assembly stuff
- vi(m) the only texteditor you'll ever need
- internal workings of the kernel(well not all of them)
- when something goes wrong I usually know how to fix it.
- a lot of other stuff :)
Knowledge Ivom
- Been using Linux since about the year 2000 (linuxppc, gentoo for a while, currently stuck with ubuntu). Using, means working with the basic tools that are in the GUI domain to read and communicate
- Programming knowledge: java, python, shell-scripting, C (rather rusty, as I don't need it much)
- The basic sysadmin jobs under Linux I know how the get done, usually by means of trawling the web and see how other do things
- Choose to virtualise some services at home for stability reasons.
- For what I understand the workshop goes further than the kernel alone. I propose to look at how the kernel works and how the low level stuff is attached to the rest (I am thinking of udev, kernel modules, filesystems and the like). In that domain is stuff I definetly haven't delved too much.
Knowledge Quentin
- Been playing with linux for years using various distributions
- Using Ubuntu as my main OS for 5 years
- Thinking about moving away from Ubuntu, preferably to a rolling release distro (Debian Testing, Arch)
- Am interested in the inner workings of the Linux/GNU system in general and in manual configuration and troubleshooting of desktop systems specifically
- Seems my current approach (googling when I encounter problems) is too ad-hoc since I often have to search for the same things time and time again. A comprehensive introduction might help, as would documenting solutions on my side
Knowledge Firemonkey
- I have been using linux/unix for servers around 10 years. And linux desktop environment for about 2 years.
- Most experience with Ubuntu, Redhat, BSD and CentOS
- Scripting knowledge: Bash, Perl, PHP, Yaml, ...
- Programming knowledge: c, c++, Dynamic c.
- Good knowledge about LAMP, MAIL, DNS and PKI configurations.
- I know most apps/commands like vi, tail, grep, piping, cat, ... (Sysadmin stuff)
- Created public terminals with costum linux distro (Touch screen interfaces @ technopolis).


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With two decade's worth of games to pick from, these are some of the gigantic bosses and wily rivals Sonic and Sonic will be taking on in next month's Sonic Generations.
I always forget about Chaos. When I think Sonic villains, it's always Eggman in a mechanical hover-ball joined with some sort of giant robot suit. I guess that's a sure indicator of which generation of Sonic hit me the hardest. The only modern Sonic moment that's really stuck with me is that freaking whale from the first level of Sonic Adventure. Sega should create a level dedicated to punching that whale right in the face.
You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at email@example.com. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.


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Preseason Training Notes: Day 12 – April 5, 2007
TODAY AT CAMP: The Portland Timbers are nearing the completion of another week of preseason camp. Throughout Week 3, the overall pace of camp has improved as players sharpen their skills and head coach Gavin Wilkinson maps out the shape of his team.
View pictures of Day 12 in the new Picture Gallery in the Fan Zone.
IN HIS OWN WORDS: New Timbers midfielder Kiki Lara on Week 3: "Training this week has been geared towards getting us fit and game-ready as well as helping us see where we all fit together on the field."
On Tuesday's running session at a park near the Oregon Zoo: "Tuesday's training was both mentally and physically challenging. It was hard, but had great value. It helped with team-building and people are continuing to work. Days like Tuesday are hard but help build our mental toughness and shape team character. These characteristics are crucial in tight games, and you can see it all coming together."
On being new to town: "The transition to Portland has been great. There are many options when it comes to getting around town, which is helpful, and the people have been really nice."
ON THE AGENDA: After five consecutive days of training, the Timbers have Friday off before they wrap up Week 3 on Saturday. Next week, the Timbers are scheduled to train six days and play three matches, including the two preseason exhibition matches on April 13 and 15.
SAY CHEESE: On Wednesday, the Timbers had their mug shots taken at the team's annual photo day. Midfielders Tom Poltl, Andrew Gregor and Wilkinson took part in creative photo shoots for the upcoming issue of Timbers Review.
AROUND THE CORNER: The Timbers are only weeks away from the 2007 USL First Division season opener, on April 21 against the Puerto Rico Islanders at PGE Park. A variety of season packages and individual tickets are available. For more information call the Timbers ticket office at (503) 553-5555.
Week 3 Review: Timbers taking shape
Preseason Training Notes: Day 12 – April 5, 2007


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Form 801 Gift to Agency Report
This form is for use by all state and local government agencies to disclose payments made to the agency when the payments provide a personal benefit to an official of the agency. Examples may include travel, meals or other benefits. Under certain circumstances, these payments will not result in a gift to the official, but will be considered a gift to the agency. The payments must be used for official agency business and must meet other requirements that are set out in FPPC Regulation 18944, which is available on the FPPC website www.fppc.ca.gov.
Form 802 Ceremonial Role and Ticket Distributions


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All the Christmas cards have been blogged about. I think my grandfather would have been proud. Eight of the cards were originally grouped together and put in a frame. This picture was taken about ten years ago.
One of the most enjoyable postings I did was about my DAR job and I was looking forward in sharing it with my fellow DAR co-worker and friend who shared the love of genealogy with me, she is the one I wrote about at the end of the first paragraph. Prior to Christmas I wrote her an email, and never heard back, so I contacted another former DAR employee to see if she knew anything. This person began wondering about our friend, and called her house. She soon wrote me telling me that Bonnie died on November 27th. Her obituary stated, "She was passionate about genealogy." Yes, that is my friend, she was passionate about genealogy. I had a little smile along with my very sad feelings on the inside. Bonnie, I will always treasure our time together, and you will be missed.
Les Larrabee whose blog is A Bit of the Pieces went back to the West Plainfield Cemetery in Plainfield, Connecticut and took more photos for me. Per my blog I Did Everything Right, but Couldn't Take a Photo! I failed in the picture taking department. He sent me new tombstone photos on December 7th. The most startling thing was, I saw that the Bishop names were on two sides of the monument, and not as I had them listed, all on one side. He was smart enough to take the photo at an angle, showing both sides with the names. I learned a lesson here, always include an angle shot.
After my post of December 8th regarding Anne Dudley Bradstreet, I realized I hadn't entered sources for her in my genealogy software. Fortunately, I discovered the source copies in a pile of her file papers. So, 10 years later, I am doing now what I should have done a decade ago. Writing about my ancestors is giving me a second chance to see what I am missing in regards to sources, see if I should add anything else, and also make any corrections. It is pretty embarrassing because my entire file is on http://www.rootsweb.com/ and I do not want to appear as one of those individuals who doesn't use sources.
The month of December was filled with wonderful blogs about Christmas traditions. Although, I didn't participate much, I sure enjoyed being on the receiving end and I will remember many posts for years to come.
On Dec. 29th, I noticed that http://www.findagrave.com/ hit 40 million entries. The day before, it was at 39 million, I sure would have loved seeing the number change.


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Gotta hand it to social media or a particular Internet show because last Friday, I had an opportunity to meet up the duo known as SidePonyNation. Tanya and Lynn were in Ottawa as part of Ottawa Race Weekend's Heath and Fitness Expo at the Ottawa Convention Centre. They were there to sell clothing by Modrobes. I had the opportunity to do an interview and provide them with cupcakes from The Cupcake Lounge. The thing I forgot about Modrobes was that it was featured on CBC's Dragons' Den a few seasons ago and also a well known clothing brand. The audio interview is posted below.
Concluding the Asian Heritage Month Song Set
It's been a fun month in playing Canadian bands and musicians with Asian backgrounds as part of celebrating Asian Heritage Month in Canada. This Wednesday's show was getting through the ones I haven't played from the likes of Wendy Versus and Ember Swift. All in all, it was a blast playing and supporting the musicians and bands with Asian roots.
Another note, Cadence Weapon is still number one for the third week on The Wild 10 Countdown. The new entry on the countdown is Kandle. Also on the top 10 are Cold Specks and Metric as they are getting a lot of plays on various radio shows.
The playlist for the May 30th show is at this link.
The May 30th Radio Show – Press play to listen.
The SidePonyNation Interview


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A birthday tradition in my family was that the birthday girl or boy would always get to take the first bite of cake. But not a nice, polite, fork-ful of cake... A face-first bite straight out of the side of the cake where it sat in the middle of the table! It was one of my favorite things to look forward to as a kid, getting to choose any bite without being required to use a fork.
One of my least favorite things was being forced to sit through dinner first, before it was time for cake and presents. Especially if dinner included watery, frozen mixed vegetables in questionable cube shapes.
Half the fun of birthday cake was the anticipation - watching my mom mix up the batter, licking the beaters, sneaking tastes of sugary frosting. Gazing at that sweet mountain of cake and icing gracing the table. My mom shoeing me away before I could stick a finger in.
Wednesday was my birthday, and for my cake, I decided to combine chocolate and strawberries into a luscious and beautiful celebration cake that I hoped would look and taste equally fantastic.
Something a bit unusual is that I actually share my exact birthday, even the year, with one of my girlfriends, so Wednesday night we celebrated with a girl's night dinner out, ending with cake and chocolate-dipped strawberries at the restaurant.
Chocolate-dipped strawberries were my inspiration for the cake, so I baked my favorite from-scratch chocolate cake recipe, tweaking it just a little to allow for the additional moisture of sliced strawberries stirred into the batter, along with pieces of bittersweet chocolate.
A strawberry concentrate (pureed strawberries strained and cooked down) tinted the strawberry buttercream a pretty pale pink. Sweet and girly.
All week long I've been looking forward to a weekend trip Jamie's been planning, which he still hasn't divulged to me the night before... I love these kinds of surprises.
I think 34 is going to be a wonderful year...
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Buttercream
strawberry concentrate:
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
chocolate cake:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup milk, room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup sliced, macerated strawberries (from the concentrate)
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chunks, or roughly chopped chocolate
strawberry buttercream:
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup strawberry concentrate
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 1-3 tablespoons milk, if needed
- Chocolate-dipped strawberries, for garnish
Make the Strawberry Concentrate:
Combine the strawberries and sugar in a bowl. Cover and let macerate for one hour until very juicy. Pour berries and liquid into a colander set over a bowl; let drain for 15 minutes until most of the liquid has drained off. Scoop out 1 cup of the strawberries and set aside in the refrigerator (these will be mixed into the cake batter).
Pour the strawberry juice and the rest of the strawberries, into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a saucepan to remove the seeds, then add the vanilla bean to the saucepan; there will be about a cup of liquid. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced to a concentrated syrup; let it reduce to about 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) of syrup. Remove the vanilla bean and transfer the concentrate to a container. Refrigerate until completely cooled. This concentrate will be used to flavor the buttercream. (It will be very gooey and jelly-like once chilled.)
Bake the Chocolate Cake:
Preheat the oven to 350. Spray the bottoms only of three 8-inch round cake pans with non-stick spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. (If you don't have three pans, you can divide the batter between two pans, then split each cake layer into 2 layers for a total of 4 layers instead of 3.)
In a mixing bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; mix on low until combined then mix on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in the 1 cup reserved strawberries and the chocolate chunks.
Divide the batter between the pans and bake for 21-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack, cover loosely with a clean kitchen towel and cool completely.
Once cooled, level each cake with a cake leveler or sharp knife.
Make the Strawberry Buttercream:
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the butter for one minute. Add all of the strawberry concentrate and beat until incorporated. Add the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. Mix on low to combine then increase speed to medium-high and whip for 4-5 minutes until very light and fluffy. If too thick, add milk, one tablespoon at a time, as needed.
Assembling the cake:
Scoop the buttercream into a pastry bag (or plastic zip lock bag) fitted with the star tip. Make sure the cake layers are brushed free of crumbs. Place one layer of cake on a cake board. Pipe the buttercream around the cake, starting at the outer edge and ending in the center. Place the 2nd layer of cake on the butter cream and press down very gently. Repeat with another layer of buttercream and the 3rd layer of cake.
Pipe the buttercream on the top layer of cake. Garnish with chocolate-dipped strawberries, if desired.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen


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Annual to tree
Leaves simple to pinnately to palmately compound, generally alternate; stipules free to fused, persistent to deciduous
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium free or fused to ovary, saucer- to funnel-shaped, often with bractlets alternate with sepals; sepals generally 5; petals generally 5, free; stamens (0)5many, pistils (0)1many, simple or compound; ovary superior to inferior, styles 15
Fruit: achene, follicle, drupe, pome, or blackberry- to raspberry-like
Seeds generally 15
Genera in family: 110 genera, ± 3000 species: worldwide, especially temp. Many cultivated for ornamental and fruit, especially Cotoneaster , Fragaria , Malus , Prunus , Pyracantha, Rosa , and Rubus
Reference: [Robertson 1974 J Arnold Arbor 55:303332,344401,611662]
Family description, key to genera by Barbara Ertter and Dieter H. Wilken.
Perennial, glandular; odor resinous
Leaves generally basal, odd-1-pinnate, generally ± cylindric; cauline reduced; leaflets generally overlapped, generally divided ± to base
Inflorescence: cyme
Flower: hypanthium shallow or deep; bractlets (0)5, generally < sepals; sepals generally 5; petals generally 5, acute to rounded; stamens generally < or = 20; pistils 1many, ovaries superior, style jointed below fruit tip, base ± rough-thickened
Fruit: achene
Species in genus: 30 species: w North America
Etymology: (E. Ives, Yale Univ. pharmacologist, 17791861)
Reference: [Ertter 1989 Syst Bot 14:231244]
Lf and leaflet data are for basal leaves.
Plant tufted, greenish or white-hairy; caudex 0few-branched
Stem decumbent to erect, 1545 cm
Leaf 1020 cm; sheathing bases densely strigose; leaflets 2035 per side, lobes < 5, 315 mm, elliptic to oblanceolate; cauline leaves 38
Inflorescence open; clusters many, 1020 mm wide, ± head-like, ± 520-flowered; pedicels generally < 3 mm (except lowest), straight
Flower 515 mm wide; hypanthium length < or = width; petals 27 mm, oblanceolate to obovate, yellow, < to > sepals; stamens generally 20; pistils 27
Fruit 23 mm, smooth, brown
Ecology: Dry, rocky meadows, generally volcanic soils
Elevation: 15002300 m.
Bioregional distribution: n High Sierra Nevada, s Modoc Plateau
Distribution outside California: w Nevada
See the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem decumbent to ascending
Inflorescence: clusters generally < 10-flowered
Flower: hypanthium 45 mm wide; petals generally 47 mm, ± obovate; filaments 24 mm; styles 34 mm
Ecology: UNCOMMON. Habitats of sp.
Elevation: 16002000 m.
Bioregional distribution: n High Sierra Nevada (Dog Valley, e Sierra Co.).


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This weekend I went to Utah on a road trip with my parents and little brother to a family wedding in St. George. It was gorgeous! Utah is SO beautiful (okay, southern Utah). We got stuck at Hoover Dam for over an hour in traffic, but while we were sitting there we saw these mountain goats on the hills just checking us out. It was pretty neat.
Here is where the wedding was...great views. Love all that red rock! It was a fun trip, and hopefully someday soon I can go back and check out more of the scenic spots in Utah...it was really beautiful.


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This is important to get to know somebody first what happens after that can be arranged
Would you like brunch and some drinks with me sometime? :)
Meet and get to know each other... we are all adults and will soon click over a glass of wine or two. Romance follows in due course...
Have a bite to eat, get to know each other, see if we are compatible. then maybe we could go to a nearby nudist resort for some fun in the sun.or we could meet there if you prefer.
To meet informally on a Sunday for brunch
Could be dinner at the Cocoa Beach Pier followed by a walk on the beach.
Go for drive to a forrest and find a restaurant have a meal then go for a walk through the Forrest n enjoy the nature xx
drinks dinner and a good place to meet and greet
Nude beach sunbaking - general chat - nothing too full on - just friendship
A dinner and movie, maybe a walk in the park or a picnick
Meet for drinks and then head out for a great day out.
Beach comunicate Or just go with The vibe have fun and enjoy life's journey🍷👍🏄💯🐬🌴
Meet for brunch, Go for a hike, Go boating, Anything outdoors.


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Women's Golf Records Best Round in School History
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee State women's golf team recorded the two best rounds in school history on day one of the Fifth Annual Drake Creek Invitational hosted by Murray State. The first two rounds were played under mostly sunny skies with the temperatures reaching 96 at the 6,178-yard, Par-72 Drake Creek Golf Club in Ledbetter, Ky. With the humidity at 58% and a slight breeze, the heat index reached 108.
Over the first 18 holes, the Tigers carded a school-best 335. Freshman Erica Edwards led the way with a 78 and was followed by Kelly Merkel (82), Natalie Spicer (87) and Sarah Needleman (88).
"I couldn't be any happier with the girls sticking to the process," head coach Parrish McGrath said. "The greatest thing is we had the two best rounds in school history and yet you still see plenty we can improve upon. It just lets us know where we can go and that the program is heading in the right direction."
TSU (335-350=685) sits in tenth place 33 strokes behind SIU Edwardsville. Murray State leads the pack with a 16-over, 592 and sports the individual leader, as senior Delaney Howson entered the clubhouse with a 4-under, 140.
Edwards (78-79=157) finished the day in 19th with a 13-over and is just three strokes out of the top 10. The freshman was consistent with her play finding nine greens in each round, while driving 29 fairways. Edwards carded five birdies on the day, three in the first and two in the second. On her second hole of the day, Edwards used a lob wedge from 60-yards out to within four feet of the pin on her third shot on the par-5, 13th to convert her first birdie of the day. The Murfreesboro native dropped a 12-foot putt for her second birdie of the morning session on the par-16th. During round two, Edwards registered birdies on the ninth and the 15th, both par-4's.
Spicer (87-86=173) found 21 fairways and 14 greens in regulation on day one. The freshman highlighted her day with a pair of birdies during the second round. Spicer drained a 35-foot putt on the par-5, 2nd for her first birdie of the day. The Springfield native found the fairway with a 220-yard drive off the tee box and used a hybrid on her second shot to layup 140-yards out. Spicer found the green with a seven iron leaving her the lengthy putt. Three holes later on the par-3, 5th, Spicer hit a 6-iron off the box from 150-yards out to within 12-feet setting up her second 1-under hole of the round.
Merkel (82-93=175) started the day off on a high note as she converted a 20-foot putt for birdie on the par-5, 13th. Merkel followed with up and downs on 14 and 16 to save pars. The sophomore hit 12 fairways and 11 greens over the first two rounds and used 64 putts on the day.
Needleman (88-95=183) sank her first birdie of the tournament in the second round on the par-3, 7th. Needleman used a 7-wood off the box to within six feet in front of the pin. The sophomore was able to read the up-hill, slight bend to the right putt correctly to record the birdie. Needleman dropped four separate putts from over ten feet to save par over the first 18 holes. Needleman hit 21 fairways, 12 greens and averaged 34 putts per round.
Sophomore transfer Laura Bremer (96-92=188) hit 12 fairways and 12 greens over the first 36 holes. Bremer averaged 37.5 putts per round and was able to convert four up and downs on Monday.
"Tomorrow, I look for a little bit more consistency now that they know the course," said coach McGrath. "We are going to go back and game plan for the holes that got us in both rounds today. I plan on coming back tomorrow and breaking the record we set today."
The final round will have an 8:30am shotgun start on Tuesday morning.


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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Minnesota wide receiver Percy Harvin is inactive for Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers, the third straight he's missed with a sprained left ankle.
The Vikings ruled Harvin out Saturday. It's a blow for the Vikings, a game behind the Packers in the NFC North and battling for a wild-card spot. Harvin led the league in total yards, including receiving, rushing and kick returning, before he was hurt.
Packers linebacker Clay Matthews also missed his third straight game, with a hamstring injury, and veteran receiver Donald Driver is out (thumb).
Minnesota's other inactives are: QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson; CB Brandon Burton; LB Audie Cole; G Mark Asper; TE Allen Reisner; and DE D'Aundre Reed. Green Bay will be without DB Charles Woodson; RB Johnny White; CB Sam Shields; LB Terrell Manning and DE C.J. Wilson.
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A think tank has argued that local authority "entitlement cards" could be more practical than the National Identity Card
New Local Government Network (NLGN) has published a pamphlet (pdf) on the subject, entitlesLocal Identity: The role of local entitlement cards in public service delivery.
It says local cards could prove to be cheaper, quicker, and provide a better safeguard of identity than the national scheme. It would also be more relevant to most needs as local government provides about 80 per cent of public services.
Victoria Barbary, author of the report, told GC News a national framework for the cards could be adopted to provide some consistency in their look, how they are used and the information procedures, and likened it to the framework provided by Visa and MasterCard for companies that issue credit cards.
"It would be a light touch national framework within which each council would have its own franchise, benefits and uses, providing an individually tailored system," she said, adding that it would have to be part of a statutory requirement.
In the report she argues: "Local entitlement cards have a number of benefits to citizens. They would help protect against identity fraud, not only by giving local service users an accepted form of identification, but also by ensuring individuals retain ownership of their identity through a citizen's account.
"Given the investment local authorities have devoted to improving ICT and expanding e-government, local entitlement cards could prove more cost effective than a national identity card scheme and offer a sustainable standard of identification for local public service providers who access an organically-generated user service profile. As such, local entitlement cards would align more accurately with the fragmentary and localised nature of identity, giving citizens a universally accepted form of identification that reflects their own self awareness and individuality."
The report points to the examples of councils such as Bracknell Forest BC and Bolton MBC in arguing that local cards could be used as a proof of identity and to access local services, such as benefits, public transport and leisure facilities. They could also enable councils to better share information between departments and be extended to services such as NHS trusts and police forces.
The entitlement card system could be accessed by users in a manner similar to internet banking, allowing service users to update their biographical footprint easily online using an account PIN, password, and/or other identifiers. People would therefore retain ownership of their identity and ensure that it is not altered without their consent.
This article was originally published at Kablenet.
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