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(a) “Body piercing jewelry” means any part of jewelry that is manufactured or sold for placement in a new piercing or a mucous membrane, but does not include any part of that jewelry that is not placed within a new piercing or a mucous membrane.
(b) “Children” means children six years of age and younger.
(1) Represented in its packaging, display, or advertising, as appropriate for use by children.
(2) Sold in conjunction with, attached to, or packaged together with other products that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as appropriate for use by children.
(3) Sized for children and not intended for use by adults.
(B) Retail store, catalog, or online Internet Web site, in which a person exclusively offers for sale products that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as appropriate for use by children.
(C) A discrete portion of a retail store, catalog, or online Internet Web site, in which a person offers for sale products that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as appropriate for use by children.
(A) Stainless or surgical steel.
(D) Platinum, palladium, iridium, ruthenium, rhodium, or osmium.
(E) Natural or cultured pearls.
(F) Glass, ceramic, or crystal decorative components, including cat’s eye, cubic zirconia, including cubic zirconium or CZ, rhinestones, and cloisonne.
(G) A gemstone that is cut and polished for ornamental purposes, except as provided in paragraph (2).
(H) Elastic, fabric, ribbon, rope, or string, unless it contains intentionally added lead and is listed as a class 2 material.
(I) All natural decorative material, including amber, bone, coral, feathers, fur, horn, leather, shell, or wood, that is in its natural state and is not treated in a way that adds lead.
(2) The following gemstones are not class 1 materials: aragonite, bayldonite, boleite, cerussite, crocoite, ekanite, linarite, mimetite, phosgenite, samarskite, vanadinite, and wulfenite.
(A) On and before August 30, 2009, a metal alloy with less than 10 percent lead by weight that is electroplated with suitable under and finish coats.
(B) On and after August 31, 2009, a metal alloy with less than 6 percent lead by weight that is electroplated with suitable under and finish coats.
(2) Unplated metal with less than 1.5 percent lead that is not otherwise listed as a class 1 material.
(A) On and before August 30, 2009, less than 0.06 percent (600 parts per million) lead by weight.
(B) On and after August 31, 2009, less than 0.02 percent (200 parts per million) lead by weight.
(4) A dye or surface coating containing less than 0.06 percent (600 parts per million) lead by weight.
(1) Is not a class 1 or class 2 material.
(2) Contains less than 0.06 percent (600 parts per million) lead by weight.
(g) “Component” means any part of jewelry.
(O) Jewelry placed in the mouth for display or ornament.
(2) Any bead, chain, link, pendant, or other component of an ornament specified in paragraph (1).
(3) A charm, bead, chain, link, pendant, or other attachment to shoes or clothing that can be removed and may be used as a component of an ornament specified in paragraph (1).
(4) A watch in which a timepiece is a component of an ornament specified in paragraph (1), excluding the timepiece itself if the timepiece can be removed from the ornament.
(i) (1) “Surface coating” means a fluid, semifluid, or other material, with or without a suspension of finely divided coloring matter, that changes to a solid film when a thin layer is applied to a metal, wood, stone, paper, leather, cloth, plastic, or other surface.
(2) “Surface coating” does not include a printing ink or a material that actually becomes a part of the substrate, including, but not limited to, pigment in a plastic article, or a material that is actually bonded to the substrate, such as by electroplating or ceramic glazing.
(1) Affect a duty or other requirement otherwise imposed under federal or state law.
(2) Alter or diminish a legal obligation otherwise required in common law, by statute, or by regulation.
(3) Create or enlarge a defense to an action to enforce a legal obligation otherwise required in common law, by statute, or by regulation.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares that the addition of this section during the 2007–08 Regular Session of the Legislature is declaratory of existing law.
(a) A person shall not manufacture, ship, sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes jewelry for retail sale or promotional purposes in the state, unless the jewelry is made entirely from a class 1, class 2, or class 3 material, or any combination of those materials.
(1) A nonmetallic material that is a class 1 material and that does not otherwise violate the requirements of paragraph (4).
(2) A nonmetallic material that is a class 2 material.
(3) A metallic material that is either a class 1 material or contains less than 0.06 percent (600 parts per million) lead by weight.
(4) Glass or crystal decorative components that weigh in total no more than one gram, excluding any glass or crystal decorative component that contains less than 0.02 percent (200 parts per million) lead by weight and has no intentionally added lead.
(5) Printing ink or ceramic glaze that contains less than 0.06 percent (600 parts per million) lead by weight.
(6) Class 3 material that contains less than 0.02 percent (200 parts per million) lead by weight.
(1) Surgical implant stainless steel.
(2) Surgical implant grade of titanium.
(4) Solid 14 karat or higher white or yellow nickel-free gold.
(6) A dense low-porosity plastic, including, but not limited to, Tygon or Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), if the plastic contains no intentionally added lead.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 25214.3, as of January 1, 2012, a person shall not manufacture, ship, sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes children’s jewelry that contains any component or is made of any material that is more than 0.03 percent cadmium (300 parts per million) by weight. This subdivision shall not apply to any toy regulated for cadmium exposure under the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-314).
(e) The department may establish a standard for children’s jewelry or for a component of children’s jewelry that is more protective of public health, of sensitive subpopulations, or of the environment than the standard established pursuant to subdivision (d).
(a) Except as provided in Sections 25214.3.3 and 25214.3.4, a person who violates this article shall not be subject to criminal penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter and shall only be subject to the administrative or civil penalty specified in subdivision (b).
(b) (1) A person who violates this article shall be liable for an administrative or a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per day for each violation. That administrative or civil penalty may be assessed and recovered in an administrative action filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings or in a civil action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(D) Whether the violator took good faith measures to comply with this article and the time these measures were taken.
(c) Administrative and civil penalties collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Toxic Substances Control Account, for expenditure by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement and enforce this article, except as provided in Section 25192.
(A) Enter a factory, warehouse, or establishment where jewelry is manufactured, packed, held, or sold; enter a vehicle that is being used to transport, hold, or sell jewelry; or enter a place where jewelry is being held or sold.
(B) Inspect a factory, warehouse, establishment, vehicle, or place described in subparagraph (A), and all pertinent equipment, raw material, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and labeling in the factory, warehouse, establishment, vehicle, or place. In the case of a factory, warehouse, or establishment where jewelry is manufactured, packed, held, or sold, this inspection shall include any record, file, paper, process, control, and facility that has a bearing on whether the jewelry is being manufactured, packed, held, transported, sold, or offered for sale or for promotional purposes in violation of this article.
(2) (A) An authorized representative of the department may secure a sample of jewelry when taking an action authorized pursuant to this subdivision. If the representative obtains a sample prior to leaving the premises, he or she shall leave a receipt describing the sample obtained.
(B) The department shall return, upon request, a sample that is not destroyed during testing when the department no longer has any purpose for retaining the sample.
(C) A sample that is secured in compliance with this section and found to be in compliance with this article that is destroyed during testing shall be subject to a claim for reimbursement.
(3) An authorized representative of the department shall have access to all records of a carrier in commerce relating to the movement in commerce of jewelry, or the holding of that jewelry during or after the movement, and the quantity, shipper, and consignee of the jewelry. A carrier shall not be subject to the other provisions of this article by reason of its receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of jewelry in the usual course of business as a carrier.
(4) An authorized representative of the department shall be deemed to have received implied consent to enter a retail establishment, for purposes of this section, if the authorized representative enters the location of that retail establishment where the public is generally granted access.
(a) A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry that is sold, offered for sale, or offered for promotional purposes shall prepare and, at the request of the department, submit to the department no more than 28 days after the date of the request, technical documentation or other information showing that the jewelry is in compliance with the requirements of this article.
(b) A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry that is sold, offered for sale, or offered for promotional purposes shall prepare a certification. This certification shall attest that the jewelry does not contain a level of lead or cadmium that prohibits the jewelry from being sold or offered for sale pursuant to this article.
(1) Provide the certification required by subdivision (b) to a person who sells or offers for sale that manufacturer’s or supplier’s jewelry.
(2) Display the certification required by subdivision (b) prominently on the shipping container or on the packaging of jewelry.
(1) The person received a certificate of compliance for the jewelry from the manufacturer or supplier.
(2) The certificate of compliance received pursuant to paragraph (1) stated that the jewelry is in compliance with the requirements of this article.
(3) The person relied on the certificate of compliance and did not know, and had no reason to know, that the jewelry was in violation of this article.
(4) Upon receiving a notice of violation from the department, the person took corrective action by immediately removing the jewelry from commerce.
(b) The affirmative defense specified in subdivision (a) does not apply to, and may not be raised by, a person who has been found in violation of this article on at least two prior occasions in the preceding three years from the filing date of the current action.
A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry who knowingly and intentionally manufactures, ships, sells, offers for sale, or offers for promotional purposes jewelry containing lead or cadmium in violation of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
A manufacturer or supplier of jewelry who knowingly and with intent to deceive, falsifies any document or certificate required to be kept or produced pursuant to this article is subject to a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(a) This article does not limit, supersede, duplicate, or otherwise conflict with the authority of the department to fully implement Article 14 (commencing with Section 25251), including the authority of the department to include products in its product registry.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 25257.1, cadmium-containing jewelry shall not be considered as a product category already regulated or subject to pending regulation for purposes of Article 14 (commencing with Section 25251).
(a) When preparing a sample, the laboratory shall make every effort to ensure that the sample removed from a jewelry piece is representative of the component to be tested, and is free of contamination from extraneous dirt and material not related to the jewelry component to be tested.
(b) All jewelry component samples shall be washed prior to testing using standard laboratory detergent, rinsed with laboratory reagent grade deionized water, and dried in a clean ambient environment.
(c) If a component is required to be cut or scraped to obtain a sample, the metal snips, scissors, or other cutting tools used for the cutting or scraping shall be made of stainless steel and washed and rinsed before each use and between samples.
(d) A sample shall be digested in a container that is known to be free of lead and cadmium and with the use of an acid that is not contaminated by lead or cadmium, including analytical reagent grade digestion acids and reagent grade deionized water.
(e) Method blanks, consisting of all reagents used in sample preparation handled, digested, and made to volume in the same exact manner and in the same container type as samples, shall be tested with each group of 20 or fewer samples tested.
(f) The results for the method blanks shall be reported with each group of sample results, and shall be below the stated reporting limit for sample results to be considered valid.
(g) Test methods selected shall be those that best demonstrate they can achieve total digestion of the sample material being analyzed. Test methods shall not be used if they are inconsistent with the specified application of the test method or do not demonstrate the best performance or proficiency for achieving total digestion of the sample material.
(1) Digestion shall be conducted using hot concentrated nitric acid with the option of using hydrochloric acid or hydrogen peroxide.
(2) The sample size shall be 0.050 gram to one gram.
(3) The digested sample may require dilution prior to analysis.
(4) The digestion and analysis shall achieve a reported detection limit no greater than 0.1 percent for samples.
(5) All necessary dilutions shall be made to ensure that measurements are made within the calibrated range of the analytical instrument.
(4) The digestion and analysis shall achieve a reported detection limit no greater than 0.01 percent for samples.
(1) The digestion shall be conducted using hot concentrated nitric acid with the option of using hydrochloric acid or hydrogen peroxide.
(2) The sample size shall be a minimum of 0.05 gram if using microwave digestion or 0.5 gram if using hotplate digestion, and shall be chopped or comminuted prior to digestion.
(3) Digested samples may require dilution prior to analysis.
(4) Digestion and analysis shall achieve a reported detection limit no greater than 0.001 percent (10 parts per million) for samples.
(3) Plastic beads or stones shall be crushed prior to digestion.
(4) Digested samples may require dilution prior to analysis.
(5) Digestion and analysis shall achieve a reported detection limit no greater than 0.001 percent (10 parts per million) for samples.
(6) All necessary dilutions shall be made to ensure that measurements are made within the calibrated range of the analytical instrument.
(1) The coating of glass or plastic beads shall be scraped onto a surface free of dust, including a clean weighing paper or pan, using a clean stainless steel razor blade or other clean sharp instrument that will not contaminate the sample with lead or cadmium. The substrate pearl material shall not be included in the scrapings.
(2) The razor blade or sharp instrument shall be rinsed with deionized water, wiped to remove particulate matter, rinsed again, and dried between samples.
(3) The scrapings shall be weighed and not less than 50 micrograms of scraped coating shall be used for analysis. If less than 50 micrograms of scraped coating is obtained from an individual pearl, multiple pearls from that sample shall be scraped and composited to obtain a sufficient sample amount.
(4) The number of pearls used to make the composite shall be noted.
(5) The scrapings shall be digested according to EPA reference method 3050B or 3051 or an equivalent procedure for hot acid digestion in preparation for trace lead or cadmium analysis.
(6) The digestate shall be diluted in the minimum volume practical for analysis.
(7) The digested sample shall be analyzed according to specification of an approved and validated methodology for inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
(8) A reporting limit of 0.001 percent (10 parts per million) in the coating shall be obtained for the analysis.
(9) The sample result shall be reported within the calibrated range of the instrument. If the initial test of the sample is above the highest calibration standard, the sample shall be diluted and reanalyzed within the calibrated range of the instrument.
(1) The digestion shall use hot concentrated nitric acid with the option of using hydrochloric acid or hydrogen peroxide.
(2) The sample size shall be not less than 0.050 gram, and shall be chopped or comminuted prior to digestion.
(4) The digestion and analysis shall achieve a reported detection limit no greater than 0.001 percent (10 parts per million) for samples.
(1) A component shall be free of any extraneous material, including adhesive, before it is weighed.
(2) The scale used to weigh a component shall be calibrated immediately before the components are weighed using S-class weights of one and two grams, as certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the Department of Commerce.
(3) The calibration of the scale shall be accurate to within 0.01 gram.
The department may adopt regulations to implement this article, including, but not limited to, adopting regulations that modify the testing protocols specified in Sections 25214.4 and 25214.4.1, as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this article.


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Sheriff Paul Penzone and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (Office) are committed to ongoing and sustainable relationships with our community and local businesses. We aim to build relationships fostered in mutual respect that enhance public safety service. In order to facilitate these goals, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office established the Community Outreach Division (COrD.) COrD both facilitates and coordinates a variety of community outreach programs and events. These programs help maintain positive relations between the Office and the community it serves.
As part of its mission, the COrD Division currently oversees three Community Advisory Boards, including the Hispanic, African American, and LBGTQ Advisory Boards. The mission of each Board is to serve as a liaison between the Sheriff's Office and each community. The Board provides actionable recommendations that best advocate for procedural justice in law enforcement, diversity, and community relations.
The COrD is an out-going team which includes COrD Director James Collins, Ron Gomez, Officer Isidro Caro, Sergeant Laketta Gunn-Roman, Deputy Erica Perez, and Office Specialist Sofia Murta. COrD members can be contacted at cat@mcso.maricopa.gov, (602) 876-1508, or by mail, or in person, at 550 W. Jackson St., Phoenix, AZ 85003.
The Community Outreach Division is a team dedicated to fostering relationships with our community partners. The COrD team would love to be at your next parade, event, meeting, or carnival. The team is available, upon request, seven days a week.
Strengthening relationships and building opportunities for open communication and dialogue between the Office and its communities.
Increasing participation of community members in addressing public safety issues in partnership with the Office.
Facilitating interactions between the Office and community members to address quality of life concerns.
Responding to community concerns in a respectful, straightforward, and timely manner.
You may provide compliments or concerns by calling (602) 876-5429.
Stay up to date on all our community activities on the Offical Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Please know that the MCSO Facebook Page is a Limited Public Forum.

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Our coasts are home to stunning wildlife and incredible beaches, from the bald eagles and loggerhead sea turtles in the Chesapeake Bay to the white sandy beaches of the Outer Banks.
But offshore drilling is putting our natural heritage and marine life at risk. Even the standard operations of offshore drilling rigs kill and injure wildlife and threaten human health and the economy. And when major disasters happen -- such as the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon blowout -- they are catastrophic.
Please join us in telling the Obama administration to: "Save our Coasts. No offshore drilling!"

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text: At birth, her parents were told that Deanie would never walk again. With the love of her family and her love of horses, she overcomes many obstacles. Her "Pearls of Wisdom" are a reminder to us all that perservance is important in our lives. Highly recommended to adults and children.


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I guess somebody out there got really miffed (which is not surprising because the government as defined by political parties is usually to 'represent' masses (to get votes) and if the masses are nutcases then the government will be representing nutcases - a kind of a circular reference or a Catch -22, for progressive minded sane people) with how the bureaucracy and the government works, who keep blaming each other or asking for newer things; much like how the traffic cops usually know how to ask for docs that you don’t have and at times for bribes, for which you do not have the money!
With JsDom, it is similar. JsDom requires a particular version of NodeJS.
Cool, so you get the latest version or upgrade with npm, right? Wrong. Because NodeJS simply refuses to respond until you nativize your Contextify.
But, why do you want to Contextify, in the first place? You don’t but you have to because you want to use JsDom.
But why do you want JsDom? Because you want to jQuerify.
But why do you want to jQuerify in NodeJS if you can simply use jQuery?
Because you want to jQuerify and Ajaxify the scripts in your HTML DOM so that you could trick the user into believing that you are using a server while using a browser but which in turn is false because it turns out that it is not a trick because even a browser is not used.
And to do all these Trickifys, you need your native IDEs like Visual Studio or xCode because you cannot compile native modules as they are machine specific!
Much like how nutcases who believe that you cannot survive by doing everything on your own without their help (imagine Nuttifys to make believe the nutcases to believe that they are not nutcases and you get the picture!).
Or, in much clearer terms, it is how some nutcases want to 'liaise' with you to fix a marriage or even a job interview for another while being already married. So why should the nutcases do so? Because...dash it, that is why they are nutcases, I can't possibly answer every question in this world, can I? Do some homework on your own.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Material which is available through Documents Online on the UK National Archives website is currently available to download free of charge within the State Library of WA building.
This includes pre-1858 wills, Victorian prisoners’ photograph albums, poor law union correspondence, seamen’s wills, WWI prisoner of war interviews, WWI nursing service records and much more.
You never know what you might find within this collection. Try it out before the trial ends on 31 March and please let us know what you think by completing our survey.
Anyone with South Australian ancestors will be excited to learn that the birth, marriage and death indexes for South Australia are now online at the Genealogy SA website.
You can search by surname, first name or initial, and year + or – 7 years. Once you find the entry you’re looking for, you can click on the More Info button and request a transcription from the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society.


text: The roots of the country’s oldest African American theater were planted a century ago on the eastside of Cleveland. Karamu House was founded as a place to offer artistic opportunities for the hundreds of black migrants from the South, drawn to the city by the promise of factory jobs. Ideastream’s David C. Barnett reports that the modest brick building on East 89th street has launched the careers of some major acting talent.

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Establishing a new category of boutique Seychelles accommodation.
CaranaBeach is the first choice for an intimate island holiday. Owners Micky and Kathy Mason have established the new standard in boutique accommodation and have gone to great lengths to ensure the most authentic experience of the Seychelles. The hotel embodies the genuine character of the island, and its 40 chalets overlook one of Mahé's most gorgeous beaches. Every room is guaranteed a stunning sea view, and features island architecture with contemporary ocean-themed décor. The hotel's family-owned farm is used for a superb dining experience and feeds into the home-grown culture of genuine Seychelles hospitality for guests to dine and unwind.
CaranaBeach is the springboard for the exploration of the beautiful Seychelles at large, and is intended to be the ultimate in island relaxation.
CaranaBeach is ideally situated for taking excursions to discover the main island of Mahé.
Take a trip to the capital, Victoria, and enjoy a Seychelles island-shopping itinerary.
Enjoy an exclusive trip to the fabulous Denis Private Island.
Opt for relaxation as your form of entertainment, and enjoy direct access to the beach with the hotel's glorious waterfront location.
Your stay at CaranaBeach will be one of the most authentic dining experiences you can enjoy in the Seychelles.
The hotel's menu concept is inspired by the hotel's family-owned farm, along with the sea, where all the ingredients are freshly and locally sourced.
The CaranaBeach Bar also serves tapas and beachside orders during the day.
South African-trained chef Darren Roberts ran Denis Island before opening Carana's Lorizon restaurant.
CaranaBeach provides a quintessential boutique experience, with the Seychelles' famous hospitality shining through in every encounter.
Helpful and informative front desk to assist with queries and excursions.
The Sens Spa, named after the Creole word for “senses,” imparts the true sensations of Seychelles. The expertly trained therapists will provide you with an unforgettable journey of relaxation.
Keeping with the authenticity of the hotel, all of the ingredients used in treatments are natural and locally sourced.
Therapies are rejuvenating, energising and restorative and can be tailored depending on your desires.
Body-wraps and scrubs can be enjoyed as in-chalet treatments.
Sens Spa also offers traditional beauty treatments such as facials, pedicures and manicures to ensure that you feel restored from head to toe.
At CaranaBeach, the sea itself is the entertainment. The intention of CaranaBeach is to entertain guests through providing the ultimate in relaxation.
Snorkelling, diving & deep-sea fishing can be arranged.
Island excursions can be organised, giving you a greater feel for this beautiful part of our planet.
Relaxation is the order of the day, encouraging guests to take it easy.
CaranaBeach is the first choice in intimate weddings and makes an ideal setting for couples to tie the knot or celebrate a special milestone.
Hotel staff are ready to see to wedding requests, however unusual or elaborate!
"Emotions Packages" are available to create long-lasting memories with refreshingly simple experiences tied to the hotel and spirit of the Seychelles.
The hotel features 28 Ocean View Chalets with a comfortable terrace, and 12 Ocean View Pool Chalets with a private plunge pool and additional deck space on the terrace.
Overlooking a beautiful small beach on the north-east coast of Mahé, CaranaBeach Hotel is framed by the lush jungle and giant granite boulders.
It's just a 10-minute drive along Mahé's stunning coastline.
The hotel is on the waterfront so guests can walk to the beach or choose to lounge on the deck in comfortable beach cabanas on the beach edge.
Owners Micky and Kathy Mason have reintroduced endemic endangered birds such as the magpie robin and paradise flycatcher, which you can keep and eye out for on your walks around the island.

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As a new high school teacher and a father of a young son, yesterday's school shooting in Florida horrifies me. As an open-minded individual, I like to see both sides of any debate, and the debate over the Second Amendment, mental health issues and the future of gun control in our country is no exception. I would like to believe that all public servants who participate in this discussion have our best interests at heart, and truly struggle to balance personal freedoms with public safety.
Still, recent mass shootings leave me questioning whether my beliefs are well-founded or if I am simply being naive. More and more it seems as if both sides of the gun control debate are opportunistically using such tragedies to pander to their bases. When either side of the debate seems more concerned with using these terrible events to raise funds or add more voters to their respective tallies, I am left wondering how much they care about a real solution at all. After all, a problem solved is a problem that can no longer be used to drum up support.
So my plea is this: To all those who represent us at every level of government, please put aside your differences and stop treating this issue as a way to score points off one another. Work with one another to implement a solution which, even if imperfect and full of compromise, is a measurable step toward improving the public safety of your fellow citizens. Remember that you are servants of those who elect you, and work together on this issue.

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Do you have photos, historical accounts or other items pertaining to the Goodland area? Would you like to share this historical information with the world? LakesnWoods.com would like to publish your Goodland photos (current or historical) or historical accounts on this website. Original materials can be returned and your privacy will be respected.
Fred's Mileage Service and Cafe, Goodland Minnesota, 1950's?

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text: “Building Bridges Across Continents” (BBAC) is an intercultural and student-centered project that seeks to promote international communication and helps students develop competencies in entrepreneurship, international trade and global cultural awareness. The project, which is in its fourth phase of implementation, connects students from the United States, Germany, Ghana and Kenya with the help of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in order to work on a common research assignment for a period of ten calendar weeks. The main ICTs used in the project are Skype, Facebook, wiki, email and WhatsApp. This paper describes and analyzes the background, structure, and results of the project.

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All the little signs we instinctively register during a conversation (muscle shifts and tensions in the other’s face, eye movements, pitch and speed of their voice as well as the fluctuations in our own inner landscape like breathing, and heart rate) are processed by the ANS, which has two branches: the sympathetic (SNS), which acts as the body’s accelerator, and the parasympathetic (PNS), which serves as its brake. Working together they play an important role in managing the body’s energy flow, one preparing for its outlay, the other for its conservation.
The SNS is responsible for arousal, including fight-or-flight, and the PNS promotes self-preservative functions like digestion and wound healing. Whenever you take a deep breath, you activate the SNS and the resulting burst of adrenaline speeds up your heart. Exhaling activates the PNS, which slows down the heart. Our polyvagal nerve connects numerous organs, including the brain, lungs, heart, stomach, and intestines. Its existence accounts for: why a kind face or a soothing tone of voice can dramatically alter the way we feel; why knowing that we are seen and heard by the important people in our lives can make us feel calm and safe; why being ignored can bring on rage reactions or mental collapse; why focused attunement with another can shift us out of disorganised and fearful states. Hence, social relationships and therapy that focuses on strengthening the body’s arousal regulation system are important for healing.
Our culture teaches us to focus on personal uniqueness, but our brains are built to help us function as members of a tribe. Most of our energy is devoted to connecting with others. Look beyond the list of specific symptoms of formal psychiatric diagnoses and you will find that almost all mental suffering involves either trouble in creating satisfying relationships or difficulties in regulating arousal, or a combination of both. The standard medical focus on trying to discover the right drug to treat a “disorder” distracts from the problems that interfere with functioning as members of our tribe. Social support is not the same as merely being in the presence of others. The critical issue is reciprocity: being truly heard and seen by others can give us a deep inward feeling of safety, allowing our physiology to calm down and heal.
Many traumatised people find themselves chronically out of sync with the people around them. When we are too skittish or shut down to derive comfort from human beings, relationships with other mammals can help. Dogs and horses and even dolphins can offer less complicated companionship while providing the necessary sense of safety.
The ventral vagal complex (VVC, the ventral branch of the vagus nerve) evolved in mammals to support an increasingly complex social life. All mammals band together to mate, nurture their young, defend against enemies, and coordinate hunting and food gathering. The VVC synchronises our ANS. Parents help their babies to regulate themselves by cooing and smiling at them, stimulating their developing VVC, helping to bring their emotional arousal systems into sync with their surroundings. What begins as the attuned play of caregiver and child continues with the rhythmicity of a good football game, the synchrony of salsa dancing, and the harmony of choral singing. When this system fails, trauma arises.
I offer a free initial telephone conversation, giving you as much time and space as you need to consider whether you’d like to come and meet me.

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Dauphinette’s handpainted Chinoiserie pieces are inspired by the plates and vases found in designer Olivia Cheng’s childhood dining room, a delightful trove of antique lan bai hua wares compiled by Cheng’s mother. To create each jacket, vintage leather pieces are carefully sourced and coated in layers of hyper-fluid paint that gives the vivid colors, strokes, and texture of traditional painting, while being flexible to wear. Each piece is additionally coated in a mica pearl powder-infused paint to give the sheen of porcelain, and finally sealed to protect the paint’s integrity for its wearer. This jacket took upwards of 25 hours to complete.
- Composition: Exterior from genuine leather / Lining compositions for this jacket are unknown, as they keep vintage linings to preserve the garment's integrity.
- Care: Store hanging in a breathable dust bag in a cool, dry space. To surface clean, wipe gently with a natural fiber cloth. Do not attempt to machine wash or place in dryer. Please note: This jacket has been painted and sealed with the utmost care; cracking is a natural part of how the piece wears and should not be considered a flaw.

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While it’s more fun to show pictures of all the adventures I’m having, the reality of study abroad is that it is, in fact, study abroad. There’s fun and road trips and adventures and getting hopelessly lost in the medina and taking endless photos of street cats, but there’s also six-to-seven-hour days of classes to make up for all the time spent on excursions. But after all, the education aspect is why I’m not just taking an extended Moroccan vacation. As always, education means homework.
In the U.S., I prefer to study in coffeeshops and libraries: if you live in Iowa City, there’s a non-zero chance you’ve seen me at High Ground or Java House. I’m there every single day. Thankfully for me (and my coffee obsession), hanging out in cafés is “the national sport,” according to one of our tour guides. Walking in Rabat, particularly right outside the medina, you can’t look down a block without seeing at least one café. However, as in Iowa City, not all cafés are created equal. In the case of a student, this means that not all cafés in Rabat have wifi, are laptop-friendly, and cheap. On average, a cup of coffee costs about a fifth as much as in Iowa City, but kiss your favorite pour-over goodbye and get ready for café-au-lait and espresso variations. Before suggesting any cafés, I will warn you: indoor smoking is allowed in nearly every space in Rabat, except the Center for Cross Cultural Learning (CCCL) and its annexes, where SIT holds its classes. So, be warned. I’ll mention which spots have less smoke, because I know that effects where I choose to study.
Just as hipster and fancy as it sounds, the Renaissance is also a movie theater featuring international blockbusters. If you’re lucky, you might even be able to catch a Version Originale (basically, English version) showing of whatever movie your friends at home won’t stop spoiling. The café itself is spacious, with some outdoor balcony seating, big windows, and the fanciest chandeliers I’ve seen in any coffeeshop. In addition to coffee, the Renaissance has meals, snacks, and brunch on Sundays. Just don’t plan to study on Monday nights; there’s live music with a cover fee. As for cigarettes, the Renaissance does live up to that hipster standard. On days when the balconies are open, it’s usually enough to sit outside or by a door, and in general, if someone notices you getting upset by their smoke, they’ll move. As far as price, the Renaissance is up there, but in this case, “up there” means that a café-au-lait is 14 dirhams—which converts to about $1.50. Which is not at all expensive for those of us accustomed to shelling out for Java House lattes. And, as a last pro, the Renaissance is a frequent study spot for female Moroccan students, so a girl by herself on her laptop doesn’t feel as out of place as in some other cafés. Cafés are generally pretty male-dominated, so this is a major plus in my book.
Another café with a strongly female clientele, Shazine is definitely on the fancier side. Usually not too full, you might get some looks from the wait staff if you stay for hours (like I did this morning), but it’s more of the “how do you possibly have five hours of things to do on your laptop” kind of looks than the “buy more than just one coffee or get out” kind of looks. I’m also enough of a regular that one of the waitresses recognizes me. Shazine has, in my opinion, the best coffee in the Hassan district. Like the Renaissance, they have a wide selection of snacks, meals, and more cakes and pastries than is probably healthy for my wallet or my waistline.
Right across the street from the Renaissance, La Comédie is a little cheaper, and has two levels of seating, as well as a wide range of pastries and confectionary. The smoke situation is usually a little better than the Renaissance, due to both extensive outdoor seating and a designated smoking section on the second floor. I’ll be honest, I’ve only studied here once so far, because it’s always too full to find somewhere to set up a laptop. Even if you can find a table, they have a 1-hr-per-order rule, although I’ve never seen it enforced. Overall, it’s a very nice café for grabbing coffee and pastries with friends but is not a phenomenal study spot. Very similar to La Comédie and just half a block down, Majestique is wonderful, but more bakery than coffeeshop, but has some of the best outdoor seating in the area. Not ideal for working on laptops, but was absolutely ideal when I had a creative writing story I needed to print and edit for an application. Majestique has the added benefit of 160 dirham ($17) very, very fancy birthday-type cakes, as well as frequent musicians busking on the pedestrian walk right in front. Lovely live music, great scenery, good vibes.
This open-air café is tucked inside the Kasbah, the fortified city that is the oldest part of Rabat. Right on the mouth of the Bou Regreg River, it definitely has the most beautiful views, although it’s probably the most touristy place I’ve been in the entire city. The café has no wifi and no outlets, but, like Majestique, is lovely to work on non-digital homework or to go with friends.
Technically the hotel café, but small, cozy, and almost always empty. This is the closest café to the main CCCL center. While I tend to spend my time south of the medina, closer to my homestay, this café is a mainstay to those in my program who live closer.
Like the modern art museum it’s attached to, this café is not really geared toward the general public. It’s a little smaller, a little pricer, and quite a bit farther from school and homestays than any other on this list. However, it has an absolutely phenomenal pecan tart and American pop music, in case you miss hearing music over loudspeakers with words you understand.
Laalou is the main center for CCCL, where students take their lunches. The cafeteria is usually pretty empty when it’s not lunchtime, and if you still want coffee, there’s a coffee vending machine on the second floor that has shockingly good espresso for being the equivalent of $0.30 and also made by a robot. The terrace is honestly my favorite place in the city, and would rank higher on this list if I wasn’t always too distracted by the view to focus on actually getting work done.
CCCL Legza - The annex where we have our seminar lectures, Legza houses the CCCL library, books for lending, and many, many, many outlets. For a quiet place where you don’t feel obligated to buy anything, the only downside is that the annex closes at 5:30 pm.
Although, again, not ideal for laptops, the beach is wonderful and absolutely mind-blowing to my very Midwestern self. It’s just the Atlantic. Right there. I could touch it.
Jillian Swanson is an English and anthropology major at the University of Iowa. She will be spending her semester in Rabat, Morocco, as part of the SIT Morocco Multiculturalism and Human Rights program.


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Welcome, welcome friends! So excited you’re here with me. I’m a professionally certified LDS Life Coach and I am here to help you learn how to stop doubting yourself and letting those insecurities win and keep you stuck. My goal is help you learn how to develop amazing confidence so you can show up how you really want to in your life.
How amazing would it be to do or go after the things you’ve always wanted to but were talked out of it by your insecurities? How different would your life be if you felt genuinely confident all the time? What would change for you? Let those questions marinate and please make sure to answer them! Because I want that for you. I want you to be able to live a life without fear of what other people are thinking of you. To show up anywhere you go with this burning light inside you. To be able to talk to anyone without getting sucked into comparisons, or fear, or insecurities.
In my career I have the opportunity and great privilege to coach and talk to many, many people and there’s some consistent, common thoughts and beliefs that come up for just about everyone. So I want to start there. Today I want to highlight three main lies your insecurities try to sell you on. And I say lies because that’s 100% what they are but I’m guessing you’ve thought these at some point in your life – chances are, you still do. So I want to expose them for what they are and give you a little relief and hope that things aren’t as scary or sad as you may have thought.
Think of all the things you’ve chastised yourself about with this one. You’re not pretty enough, skinny enough. You’re not smart enough. You’re not talented enough. You’re not fun enough. You’re not enough of a human being.
What does this even mean? Have you thought about it? REALLY thought about it? Where it the measuring stick that tells us when we’re enough? I want to see it. I’ve been looking for decades and have yet to find it. I used to believe this too. I wasn’t enough and when I thought that and more importantly, when I believed that I felt terrible. I withdrew because, who am I? I’m the one not good enough. Who would want to see or hear from me?
And we do this. We stop showing up the way we could have or want to even but we hold back because we have this deeply rooted belief that we’re just not enough.
So here the deal with this thought. There isn’t a measuring stick. There aren’t any set rules that say, when you get to this point THEN you’ll be enough. I have worked with so many women on this exact belief and many of them are professionals in their fields. They’re amazing. To me they’re incredibly talented, so smart, in amazing shape – all the things and still there’s this nagging belief that – they’re still not enough.
I used to have this thought that when I weighed a certain amount THEN I’d be enough. So I worked really hard at the gym, ate less than 700 calories a day – and I got to my high school, pre-kids weight and you know what? It wasn’t enough. I still didn’t look the way I wanted. I still felt less than only now I was starving and cranky and it was not a fun period for me.
This enough-ness isn’t real. You’re always going to be chasing something more thinking that when you get there then you’ll be enough – then you’ll be worthy of love, of praise, of connection.
But those feelings, that feeling of worth, confidence doesn’t come from external sources. You can be the most accomplished, gorgeously thin, amazing person and still feel lacking and not enough. This is because that feeling doesn’t come from what you DO. It comes from inside.
This is so true. You are enough right now just as you are. There isn’t a measuring stick. We need to move away from that toxic belief. “You didn’t come to earth to gain your worth, you brought it with you”. One of my favorite quotes from Gordon B. Hinckley says, “You are a child of God of INFINITE CAPACITY”.
You aren’t just enough. Enough isn’t really the goal because that’s a downgrade to what you already are. You aren’t enough – because you are MORE than enough.
This includes you. You are not a mere mortal. You aren’t striving for enough ness because you’re already there and THEN SOME.
You are more than enough and whatever it is you think you’re missing isn’t out there. You won’t find it by hustling. You don’t have to be afraid you’ll never have it because, it’s inside of you.
What you really want is inside of you already. It’s the feeling you’ll get when you get what you thought you wanted.
When I’m skinny enough THEN I’ll feel pretty.
When I make x amount of money THEN I’ll feel successful.
When I get so many followers, praise, validation THEN I’ll feel like I’m enough because people like me.
But here’s the magic. What you want isn’t the perfect weight, money, praise. Because what you really want is how you’ll feel AFTER you have those things. When I’m skinny enough I’ll feel pretty. You don’t need to change a single thing about your body, your appearance, anything to feel how you want to feel right now.
Because feelings don’t come from external things.
Feelings come from your thoughts. Right now the feeling of inadequacy is caused because of a sentence in your mind. How mind blowing is that?
Did you ever see the movie, I feel pretty? We bought it edited off this great site, Cleanmediadvds or something like that – check it out if you’re interested. But in the movie she wants to be beautiful and she believes she’s not so she’s quiet, kind of reserved, holding back because who is she?
Then by some accident she hits her head and wakes up believing that she’s this supermodel and everything changes for her. She goes out and applies for this job at a top fashion/make up company. She starts showing up in a bold way because she feels confident but really, nothing external has changed. The only thing that changed was her thoughts about herself.
Isn’t it amazing that you can experience the same kind of phenomenon just by learning how to change your beliefs? That’s really what this whole podcast is about so I’m going to keep teaching you how to do all that. But for right now, I just want you to start questioning some of the thoughts holding you back. Like, you aren’t enough because you are.
I love what Byron Katie teaches about questioning thoughts.
Think of one area you think you’re not enough in. Got it?
she likes to ask, “Is it true?” Ask yourself that question.
Next she says, “Is it really true?” A lot of times the first question we’re like YES, it’s true! I’m not enough. But then the second time, is it really true? Can you absolutely positively know it’s true? Can you prove it? Is there a blood test you can take that says, YUP, this one…not enough.
No, right? It’s not true.
Think about this. When you think the thought, “I’m not enough” how does that feel? What happens? What do you do?
When I believed I wasn’t enough I felt small, worthless, insignificant and because of those feelings I withdrew from people. I cried. I didn’t want to see or talk to anyone or try anything new. I wasn’t motivated to speak up or do anything because I truly believed I wasn’t enough.
This one is pretty powerful. If you truly didn’t believe that thought – who would you be? How would you feel? What would change for you?
You’d be free, right? Confident. Loving. Fearless, maybe. Think about that and answer that for yourself. Who would you be without that thought?
Do you think maybe it’s time to start letting that one go?
If when you believe it, it only brings deep pain and suffering why would you want to keep holding on to that?
I’m sure you’ve got a lot spinning in your head right now probably something along the lines of lie number two your insecurities tell you which is: There’s something wrong with you.
At our very core we all fear that something is deeply, inherently wrong with us. Everyone else is fine. Sure they’ve got their issues but something wrong with them? No. They’re all normal. It’s just me. Something is wrong with me.
This is a lie. Thinking and believing this thought is poisonous and has such a huge effect on our self worth and confidence.
This belief creates shame. Shame isn’t a feeling widely talked about and I think most of the time mis-understood. It’s a feeling universally felt that people experience more than they realize and it alters the way we show up.
People with this mindset are more prone to defensiveness. It’s hard to accept criticism for even the tiniest things because to them it’s not a tiny thing, to them it’s proof that something IS wrong with them so they argue, “no, it’s not like that. See?” And they’ll react defensive because to them, it’s a much bigger deal and meaning than whatever is factually at hand.
When your brain wants to take you here I always encourage stating facts. Provable, circumstantial facts. I worked with a woman once who struggled with this. She worked in an environment where there was a lot of meetings and collaboration which meant that when it was her turn to present her project it was going to undergo some feedback. Just like every project before hers but that was different. That was them. The feedback was about their project and not them. But when it was her turn, each comment, each critique, each suggestions felt like an attack and a sting. She’d argue why she did that or why she thought it should be that way.
Deep down she knew the project wasn’t flawless but she couldn’t separate the feedback from the project to self. The feedback didn’t feel like it was about the project, it felt like its was about her. Her idea wasn’t good enough. She wasn’t as good as so in so. She couldn’t ever get it right. And she’d walk away from those meetings feeling something she couldn’t pinpoint at the time. Which she learned was shame.
Shame is the feeling like something is wrong with you. Guilt is, I made a mistake. Shame is, I am a mistake. Notice when you’re feeling that. This line of thought triggers shame and shame likes to hide. When you find yourself withdrawing, not wanting to talk to anyone, not feeling like texting, reaching out, smiling. You just want to find a corner and hide, which isn’t good because then you’re left alone with the thoughts creating the pain in the first place.
Think about this when you’ve been anywhere and given advice, feedback, suggestions. At church, in your callings, with your spouse, or friends. You say something and they say something back and feel like you just want to shrink away and hide. Notice this is shame. It doesn’t mean anything is wrong. It’s just a feeling. Just start being more aware of when it comes up for you.
Here’s something you can do, start by separating the facts vs the drama or fiction.
Make a T grid of what was actually said. The feedback actually given, not from how you want to interpret it but the actual words said -just the facts.
This is really helpful because we’re really quick to interpret the circumstances to mean something about us. And if you’ve practiced thinking something is wrong with me in your mind, that’s what your mind is going to look out for. So every bit of information gathered in is going to go through that filter.
Which is why you interpret the words said, the looks given, even their posture, or lack of enthusiasm to mean something about you. But when you can write down what really happened without adjectives. Adjectives become interpretive, right? So you can’t put things in there like, “She was scowling at me” – because that’s interpretive. So on the factual side you’d write, “She looked at me”.
It gives you an opportunity to see possibility. It’s possible that maybe she wasn’t scowling at me. It’s possible I misinterpreted that.
Do this anytime you’re stewing or ruminating on an event. Separate out the facts – the plain facts – no adjectives or flair, leave it bland and “boring”. Then see where your own interpretations are interfering and add in the hint of possibility. It’s possible maybe they were just adding in a suggestion instead of attacking me.
Is is helpful for me to think I’m awful? No. It’s not. It feels horrible. Then maybe you want to question it. It’s possible there’s another option to think. I like to add the tag, “and it’s okay” to the end of my sentences when I’m starting to drift downhill. “I made a mistake, and that’s okay.”- Let yourself be human. Be kind to yourself.
Just adding that tag offers relief and takes the pressure off of you. It’s okay. You’re still whole, valuable, and have so much to offer.
Remember this, nothing is wrong with you. Absolutely nothing. You’re a child of God, a perfect being. Perfectly just, perfectly merciful, perfectly loving. He doesn’t make mistakes or “wrong things”. We’re human. We make mistakes all the time and it’s okay. You are okay. There is nothing wrong with you.
People believe that they can’t change because it’s just who they are. They’ll always be that way. They’re different. Everywhere they go, for as long as they can remember they’ve been different. They feel like they’re the odd one out or never quite fitting in. Even surrounded by people this thought is present.
It’s a fuzzy thought that just kind of hangs there. So wherever you go, whatever age you are – you feel like you just don’t quite fit in. That all the books, happy podcasts, church lessons, whatever it is – all good and grand for all “those” people but I’m different. It won’t work for me.
This line of thinking will never help you progress.
Believing this will keep you stuck and small. We have the divine gift of agency. If you don’t like something, even about yourself, you have the capacity to change it. The scriptures are chalked full of people that have completely changed their lives, their direction, their focus, and purpose. You’re never stuck. You can change if and when you want to.
Here’s the thing, you are different. You are unique. You are amazing. In this capacity, you are a special snowflake. There is no one as you-er than you.- thanks Dr. Seuss for that one.
But you weren’t meant to be small. You were meant for more and that’s what I want to focus this entire podcast on. Teaching you, proving to you again and again that you were meant for more and that you have the capacity to fulfill your divine purpose.
There isn’t anything wrong with you. You are different but in an amazing way.
We’re supposed to be different. We’re supposed to stand out.
Accept that it’s possible that you are different and that it’s amazing to be so.
You can have what you really desire.
I’m so happy to be here and bring you these tools that literally transformed my entire world. It is possible to overcome your insecurities and doubts. It is possible to live an amazingly confident life full of connections, and love, and possibilities. I’m excited to bring you current content to help you on your journey!
If you’re ready for more now head over to my website www.thecatalystcoaching.com – the catalyst because YOU are the change that creates what you really want. It’s not external. It’s you. You’re the catalyst. I send out amazing weekly content in my Think About It Thursdays that you’re going to want to join in on. And if you’re ready to up level your life schedule a free consult call with me and get intensive training and coaching on your specific circumstances. I’m here for you because I know how much impact one life can have on their family, their community, their world. So let’s get you shining again, my friend.


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text: In the 60s most bands were self generated. Micks father was a pe teacher and keiths background was humble. The beatles came from even poorer backgrounds. However most celebs today seem to be son or daughter of someone famous...especially in the film world. This js an ersatz age compared to the 60s.


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Michigan Radio: Explaining the DIA's history and the "grand bargain"
The Michigan Citizen, one of Detroit’s African-American newspapers, has often had a lonely voice in its sustained criticism of the state’s emergency manager law and Kevyn Orr’s actions authorized by it. In the paper’s most provocative coverage of Orr’s first 12 months, the weekly publication reports on its staff sit-down interview with Orr, who visited the Citizen’s offices last week.
Like it or not, those are the uncomfortable questions some Detroit residents and sympathetic observers have as they view the daily poverty, unemployment and disenfranchisement in most of the city. While downtown enjoys unprecedented investment and white hipsters are lauded in the local and national media, for example, where are the solutions for the unemployed, undereducated and poverty-stricken?, they ask. The Citizen is a voice that can steer the collective conversation about Detroit to include policy perspectives and proposals rooted social justice. In the paper’s ongoing coverage and now timely conversation with Orr, the Citizen hopes, in part, to broaden the framework by which the legacy of Michigan’s emergency manager system will be evaluated.
“They’re going to try to defeat this plan because their view is they’d rather take that money. And I’ve tried to restore it,” Orr says.
This capacity, to think in a logic that excludes the consequences of your decisions on the lives of others, characterizes much of what we saw in Mr. Orr. This was most evident when he talked of pension cuts. Here he stressed, ‘There are only 20,000 pensioners in a city of 700,000.’ This is just a few people. A sacrifice for the many.
This kind of numbers game is chilling.
History will determine what the state law and Orr’s tenure will ultimately mean to the city … and if the Michigan Citizen was among the first to realize the consequences.
The Michigan Citizen, as part of New Michigan Media, is a member of the Detroit Journalism Cooperative along with WDET.


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प्रशंसकों के पसंद: What is Pho?
मूंगफली, मूंगफली का मक्खन या Nutella?
Fried मछली या टमाटर soup?
Do आप believe that the hot कुत्ता go on?
In honor of Valentine's दिन do आप like चॉकलेट heart-shaped brownies with nuts and icing या without?
We always want adventure when it comes to food. Most of us would even visit a lot of different places just to taste various dishes. For someone who loves Chinese foods, आप should try Harmony Chinese Takeaway located in link, a suburb of Bournemouth in Dorset. They offer great service to their customers with their delicious food. Local people only have praise to this takeaway and their reviews are available on चोटी, शीर्ष खाना या travel websites, which provide reviews of related content.
Hi everyone! I am a health conscious वालीबाल, वॉलीबॉल player who was trying to make a energy packed but still nutritious breakfast bowl that was fast and easy! So here's the recipe I came up with! One serving is about 260 calories!
The cake itself is simple: a delicate one-layer sponge with a pretty intense coffee flavor. But the real kick in this version of the cake comes with the syrup that later saturates the cake -- और coffee, naturally with whiskey in it -- and then with the topping, rich with double cream as a good Irish Coffee topping should be, flavored with yet और whiskey, and finished off with an inspired sprinkling of that best-loved of Irish native nuts, the hazelnut.
1.Lay out मक्का, मकई या tortilla chips in a microwave सुरक्षित dish. Remember to put enough for everyone.
3.Microwave on Medium (50% Power) for 30 seconds, या until cheese melts.
Pineapple is a very लोकप्रिय tropical fruit. The sweet taste of it goes along very well in desserts, side dishes, and as a snack. While you're barbecuing meats या vegetables, consider broiling this caramelized pineapple slice recipe for a quick dessert.
This recipe is for both dishes. आप can use pork instead of beef.
a comment was made to the poll: What is your प्रिय Middle Eastern food?
Which उबाली हुई पकौड़ी, पकौड़ी, गुलगुला taste best?
I visited Peru and started to प्यार their cuisine.


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The new Mantra Hotel at Sydney Airport in Australia has officially opened, helping to serve the 42 million passengers who travel through the airport each year and the thousands of visitors and staff who visit the airport precinct daily.
The eight-storey, 136-room landmark building is the newest hotel at Sydney Airport and Sydney’s third on-airport hotel. Many of the rooms overlook the runway, and other hotel features include an integrated reception and lobby with 24/7 service, express check-out, internet kiosk, and a restaurant with locally sourced food and beverages.
New South Wales’ minister for tourism and major events Adam Marshall, who officiated the opening, added, “With record numbers flying into Sydney, new hotel openings such as the Mantra Hotel at Sydney Airport provide visitors to NSW with greater choices in accommodation location, style and price point.
“New hotels in key precincts play a critical role in promoting a vibrant visitor economy while meeting the needs of growing visitor numbers to Sydney, attracting first-time and returning domestic and international travelers.


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Conservation agriculture (CA) is not new to South Asia. In fact, its seeds were sown during 1970s. However, the concept got prominence after an eco-regional coalition known as Rice-Wheat Consortium (RWC) got initiated involving Bangladesh, India Nepal and Pakistan. It is estimated that CA presently spans over an area of 5 m ha in South Asia. Undoubtedly, this achievement looks impressive, but it barely covers 2% of the 210 m ha of arable land in South Asia. Hence, scaling of CA as an innovation is of considerable importance in the present context.
In order to bridge the gulf between actual achievement and potential for CA diffusion in South Asia, jointly TAAS and ACIAR convened and CIMMYT facilitated a Regional Policy Dialogue on Scaling Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (CASI) on 8-9 September, 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The primary goal of this dialogue was to review the progress of CA and to explore avenues to move forward on scientific, institutional and policy related issues to catalyse translative and transformative actions for accelerating its coverage. Another goal of the deliberations was to put forth a ‘Policy Brief on CASI in South Asia’ that will define opportunities for scaling mechanisms or a platform for enabling regional partnership for knowledge sharing and learning from each other’s experiences.

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Local poets were hoisted up into the windy towers of the new eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in April 2011 to observe and map its progress and something of its soul. Their words, enhanced by the luminous photographs of Thomas Michael Alleman, are gathered in Everything Indicates, a tribute to the people designing and building the new bridge, and the waters it will span.
Set to open in 2013, the eastern span will be the world’s largest self-anchored suspension span bridge; however, beyond this remarkable feat of engineering, the bridge is a literal lifeline for the diverse communities, individuals, and businesses of the San Francisco Bay Area and far beyond.
The poems and photographs of Everything Indicates, which takes its title from Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” are themselves a bridge, bringing us closer to the common experience that unites us all.
Thomas Michael Alleman was named California Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 1995 by the National Press Photographers Association. His photographs have been published regularly in Time, People, BusinessWeek, Smithsonian magazine, and National Geographic Traveler, and Harper’s. He is currently finishing “Sunshine & Noir,” a book-length collection of black-and-white “urban landscapes” made in the neighborhoods of Los Angeles, prints of which reside in the permanent collections of the Huntington Museum and Library, the Kresge Art Museum, and the Portland Museum of Art.
Ben Davis is a champion of activating the arts and creative community for the advancement of the civic good. He is spearheading The Bay Lights—a monumental fine-arts installation of 25,000 LEDs along the western span of the Bay Bridge.
Tamsin Smith is a social entrepreneur and poetry evangelist. She is the president of global consultancy SlipStreamStrategy.com and founder of OBene.com, where, as founding president, she helped Bono and Bobby Shriver create and build (RED), which has generated over $175 million to fight AIDS in Africa. She hosts a weekly poetry circle at an assisted living community in Santa Rosa and blogs frequently on poetry, literature, philanthropy, and life at www.huffingtonpost.com/tamsin-smith.

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1940, les secrets de l'armistice title screen.
Focus on the Armistice signed between France and Germany in June 1940. First part is about the weeks before and part two is telling the chronology of the negociations with rare sound recording of this historic 22 June 1940.
RI+AR Fieseler Fi 156 C1 Storch, personal aircraft of Hermann Göring.
From a German propaganda movie of Summer 1940.
Only two airframes built in the mid 1930s. This spotter aircraft was designed for use from the submarine Surcouf.
Well known footage of a Junkers Ju 52/3m landing at Oslo/ Fornebu, Norway, April 1940 (narrator is saying "General De Gaulle is coming back from London" (!) so it is the wrong footage). Same action reused from other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Next footage displays a Ju 52 wing.
Another anachronism : this Lockheed C-60A Lodestar was used by General De Gaulle ... in North Africa in 1943 ! Note the hidden fuselage roundel, probably a Free French Cross of Lorraine.
Third big aeronautical mistake : Germans are dropping leaflets asking to surrender ... from these British aircraft !
Gourdou Leseurre GL-812 HY serial 8 from Escadrille 7S3, Aéronautique Navale (French Fleet Air Arm). This footage was used in 1939 for a cross fading; see Charlie Chan in City in Darkness.
Twenty two Gourdou Leseurre GL-832 HY built in 1934.
Reg. F-AZJU, one the very first Spanish CASA 352 (plate 24) built in 1943 from subparts provided by Junkers.
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Selling and Listing land and homes in South Carolina and North Carolina. Specializing in large tracts of land and homes with land.
Although the numbers are not out yet from the North Carolina and South Carolina Multiple Listing Service for the month of January 2014, Carolina Farms & Estates is off to a good year.
Increased activity on the phone and website has led to quite a few properties going under contract and a good amount of new listings.
We continue to see a correlation between properties that are priced right and properties that are not on the market for a long time. If you are a seller and your property has been on the market for a long time, it may be time to think about getting another market analysis and lowering your price if the market suggests so.
If you are a buyer, you need to stay on top of properties that are newly listed. Again, the properties that are priced right are not on the market very long!. Do not hesitate to give us a call if you are looking for something in particular and you cannot find it on the market. We know of many properties that are not listed on the market, yet the owner is willing to sell. Don't assume that you will pay more for a property that has not been listed and marketed for sale. Sellers have many reasons why they do not market their property. Many sellers may simply not want to market their home or land, but are willing to sell at a fair market value.
2018 - Carolina Farms & Estates, LLC All rights reserved. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Disclaimer: All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal and all information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. All acreage is approximate and subject to survey. The listing broker(s) and Carolina Farms & Estates, LLC shall be held totally harmless and not responsible for any misprints, typographical errors, and misinformation.

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text: The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Ah! Cappella” Vocal Quartet will present at WS in the gym on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 at 9:00 am. This event is open to the public. This performance is made possible by the Upper Valley Friends of the VSO. Come join us!


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Find Kristian Burnstad, Still Missing!
TRAGIC UPDATE: THE HUMAN REMAINS THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BELONGING TO KRISTIAN BURNSTAD. PRAYERS FOR HIS DEVASTATED FAMILY!
He has been missing for almost nine months.
Almost nine months ago, a friend supposedly dropped him off.
And his mother was walking the property.
There have fresh new tips; can Kristian be alive?
Find Missing Kristian Burnstad! It was February 7, 2017 in Enumclaw, Washington State. A friend had dropped Kristian Burnstad off near the local Krain restaurant. And Kristian had some of his own belongings with him. These also were dropped off. It was 1:30 A.M. and at this point Burnstad was last seen. Days later, most of Burnstad’s belongings were found. At the same time, his mother was walking on the property. Reportedly, Kristian’s family have not “searched” for him. Initially, I myself was suspicious and I hoped this was untrue.
According to the page owner who knows the parents of Kristian Burnstad, his parents are devastated. They are coping in their own away. They have granted the page owner full permission to blitz their son’s story and available posters all over the Internet. She has stated that she witnesses them weeping daily and declaring their love for Kristian. While we may wish to see every family carrying out high-profile searches for their missing loved ones, not all families have resources or social connections. And this individual can be trusted and she knows the family.
Reportedly, the family did report Kristian as missing. According to rumors, it seems that they did “nothing else”. A female friend, with a Facebook profile, has been attempting to push awareness for Kristian. She seems to know him and his family well. According to her, at the time of his disappearance, Burnstad did use drugs. But he has reportedly become “clean” by that time. He was not employed at that time. It is unknown if police are actively investigating Burnstad’s disappearance. The friend commented that shame of their son’s drug-addicted past may explain the family’s “refusal to search” for him. However, Burnstad’s drug addiction was well-known.
I’m sorry we had to wait to announce this. Please reach out if anyone needs support or a friend. Please do not ask for more information yet, as we cannot say.
SAD UPDATE: Unidentified human remains have been found. They are believed to belong to Kristian Burnstad.
There had to be more to the story than this! And, there is.
In the initial post about Kristian, the information about his parents was disturbing. And it called for more explanation. It has been well-known that in his nine months of being missing, that his family “showed no interest” in searching for him. They were alleged to not even accept help in pushing awareness for their son. Just as depressing, it seemed that law enforcement was not interest in actively investigating. According to the Husband-wife team managing Finding Kristian Burnstad, she has spoken with the sergeant and detective at the Enumclaw Police Department (EPD). They shared their side of the story.
Police said that it was untrue that they are not actively searching for Kristian Burnstad. They state that they are. Police stated that revealing information about her son’s case was up to her. They wanted to respect her privacy The husband-wife team stated that they would meet with Kristian’s mother early on November 1.2017. Police stated that Kristian had been reported as missing in February 2017. They stated that Kristian’s case is listed in the Washington State Patrol site, but it doesn’t show up in any searches even there. The husband-wife time met with Kristian’s parents.
What the parents told the husband-wife tea answers some questions. On February 6, Kristian came home. There was an altercation. Kristian was described as not being in good condition. And so he left. On February 6, Kristian came back to get possessions and then drop them off. He had hugged his mother and left. Supposedly, his friend, given the name of Ryan, had dropped him off. A few days later, his mother saw a bunch of belongings. These included four backpacks. There was no cell phone, as he did not have one at the time. It has been claimed that Ryan dropped him off at 1:30 P.M. February 7. But his parents stated that he never came home. Kristian would have have knocked or found a way to get in.
And so the original story about Kristian getting dropped off may not be true. This is if we believe his parent’s side of the story. People have suggested to Kristian’s parents that someone in jail claimed that Kristian overdosed and that people panicked and dumped his body in the woods. According to the husband-wife team, Kristian’s parents are truly heartbroken. The pain in their eyes had brought the husband-wife team to tears. They are really grateful that people want to help. According to them, it is hard to search when they have no staring point. They want any information on their son. They promise not to ask questions or tell anyone; they just want answers. Hopefully they will get their son back alive.
On November 5, the administrator of Finding Kristian Burnstad, the Facebook page, posted. It is about tips and leads received.
I’m going to give the updates that I can give.
People said they saw Kristian in Bonney Lake at smoke shops. I went to all 4 yesterday with fliers but no one had seen him. I stopped people walking, talked to homeless people, and asked people on bikes to stop. No one had seen him. I went to a BL address I saw online for him but that wasn’t it.
Another tip said to check enumclaw library, Runlands and the gazebo. I did but again, no luck.
People in Bonney lake and enumclaw said they’ve seen this on Facebook so thank you all for getting the word out there!
Someone is saying he’s in auburn and I have not gone there yet. Is anyone free to do that?
After reading the November 1, 2017 update, it has answered some questions about Kristian’s parents. Not all families have the resources or social connections to get the word out about their loved ones. But it’s a positive sign that they are allowing their son’s supporters push awareness for him. A week will mark Kristian as missing for nine months. This passage of time means that something may have happened to him. The best case scenario is that Kristian is living as a homeless man somewhere and will chose to come home. But he took nothing with him.
As described above, this does not look like he left of his own volition. What happened is unknown. Circulation of Kristian’s story can generate tips and leads that can bring him home. Kristian’s parents, according to the owner of Finding Kristian Burnstad, are as devastated as any family with a missing loved one. We may wonder at their way of coping, we are in no position to judge them or anyone else. The same goes for their son, with his troubled past and personal problems. Many families and their missing loved ones do not fit the “missing pretty white girl syndrome” profile of Elizabeth Smart and her family.
A GoFundMe fundraising campaign has been set up to hire a private investigator for Kristian Burnstad.
All material and images on this page is courtesy of Finding Kristian Burnstad, a Facebook page which is maintained by a husband-wife team. Use Facebook? Consider clicking to “like” this page.
Human Remains Found, Kristian Burnstad. Bookmark.
Find Missing Ashley Nicole Summers!
• Kristian M. Burnstad, 26, of Enumclaw, was arrested 7:30 p.m. on Friday for alleged assault of two victims and shoplifting at Walmart in the 1600 block of Northwest Louisiana Avenue.
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The normal rate of a flight from Toronto to Shannon is $1,365. It’s useful to know that you could anticipate to get approximately 6.5 thousand award miles for a flight on this route. A flight from Toronto to Shannon will be circa $1,278 during low travel season whereas it goes up to $1,402 in peak season. Interesting fact that the cheapest airfare discovered in the last 12 months is also good, only $899 round-trip for a Air France flight found for June 2012 on Faregeek.
High season is during June to August in Shannon therefore airline tickets can get much more pricey in that period with ticket prices getting as high as $1,402. Provided that you would ever be hunting for more affordable fares, we recommend you leave in November to February, through low season, because than rates may be a lot cheaper. We consider that altogether the best period to fly to the city from Toronto is between low and high season, during March to May and September to October.
The only airport of the city, Shannon Airport, is some 4 miles away from downtown Shannon.
The longest flight departing from Shannon is arriving to Toronto and it is 3,151 miles (5,071 km) long.
The minimum flight distance between the two cities is 3,330 miles long, it is an only 7 hours and 35 minutes trip.
The longest flight coming into Shannon is 3,057 miles long and starts from Newark Liberty International, Newark.
The biggest airport around Toronto is Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and it is served by 45 airlines.

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Khim Beach is situated on the band of Alibaug located of district Raigarh. Khim Beach is situated at the distance of approximately 120 kilometres from Mumbai. Beach is extensive and famous for its different kind of shells. Khim Beach is very lovely and is known for its serenity. One can enjoy the picturesque view of the sunset from Khim Beach. One can enjoy a day trip to Khim Beach or also an overnight stay is joyful and rejuvenating at the Khim Beach.
Some side of the beach is rocky and some side is plain. Once has to be careful to take a dip in the beach. The black sand is covered by the white sand which is very unique in its kind.
Kihim beach is nearby Mandwa in Alibaug it is one of the coastal village. There are several food Stalls situated near the parking which sells mouth-watering Chat and Snacks.
Khim is situated near by Mandwa which is very suitable for tourist travelling from Mumbai. One can get a ferry Catamaran from Gateway of India till Mandwa after which one can opt for the bus service available at Mandwa which will drop the passenger at Chondi which is located 3 Km from Mandwa. Ferry is one of the economic modes of transport available from Mumbai. Ferry service is available from 6 am to 6 pm; it takes approx 40 to 45 mins by ferry to reach Alibaug. The time schedule is available at the ferry counter.
Khim Beach is one of the major tourist attractions apart from Kihim tourist visit Kankeshwar temple situated 3 km from Khim Beach on the hill of Mapgaon. Kankeshwar temple was constructed by Raja Ramdeorai Yadav in the year 1764. It has a silver coated idol. On way to the trail is Brahma Kund which is a rectangular reservoir covered with the steps on all the sides with an appearance to Pushkarini situated in Hampi. The temple also has a Kund (reservoir) named after Brahma Vishnu Mahesh Kund.
It is a believe that every year in the month of Shravan a shivling appears strangely on Khim Beach appeals many devotees to view the shivling which disappears to reappear again next year.
Group travelling with kids can take a look at the boating club situated in the Khim Village. Kids can enjoy the pedal boating in the small pond situated on the left hand side of the village.
Adventure lover can enjoy various adventurous water sports available on the Khim Beach. Parasailing is also available at Khim beach.
MurudJanjira is a famous fort located nearby Alibaug. One can experience pond fresh of water in the fort. The fort was constructed by the Siddhis.


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Would you recommend Book Recommendations to a friend?
So I'm not sure what it does. It isn't doing recommendations based on anything other than someone else having posted a book into a category as far as I can tell. There are 27 business books, but no reason to get any of them other than the cover image. Really needs a filter or something to help go from "I need a book" to "Hey this is the book for me"
@golocalapps It is not supposed to do anything, I tried to simulate the experience of walking into a book shop, all you have is book covers and different bookshelfs with categories. And I wanted it to be simple, no need to log in or subscribe or anything, just look around and if you see anything you like you can buy it.
@draco_draco ah ok. Calling it Book Recommendations without any actually recommendations isn't really accurate. You might just want to call it "Books Available"
@golocalapps Well they are books recommended by me and by anyone that wants to recommend a book.
@eriktorenberg dude, I'll just start sending you books directly.


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text: "Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything." Vince Lombardi (American Football Coach). Put your own message on these distinctive stickers. Great for school awards and recognising outstanding achevements.

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Ting Li is a senior managing director of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and head of Asia ex-Japan. She manages SSGA's business in Asia via offices in Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei and Singapore. In addition, Ms. Li is a member of SSGA's Senior Management Group and a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee. She joined SSGA in 2001 and since then has worked in Risk Management at the US Fixed Income Trading Desk, Fixed Income Investment, Asia Pacific Risk Management, Product Development and China Market Development.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Li worked for China Construction Bank and Korea Exchange Bank in China. She received her bachelor's degree in finance from Nankai University in China and her Master of Science in finance from the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College.
Ms. Li is a Certified Financial Risk Manager and a member of the Professional Risk Managers' International Association and Global Association of Risk Professionals. She has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and is a member of both the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts and the CFA Institute.

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Conference dedicated to the Madrid architect Rafael de la Hoz Arderius (1924-2000) as part of the Modern Masters cycle of the COAM Architecture Foundation.
Throughout his professional career, he has won prizes as outstanding as the National Architecture Prize, in 1956, for the Aquinas High School; the VI Antonio Camuñas Architecture Prize, in 1995 and, in 2000, the Gold Medal of Architecture.
Towards the middle of the sixties, his Cordoba studio works throughout Andalusia with works such as the El Águila beer factory building (Córdoba), the Torremolinos Congress Palace, the Provincial Hospital of Córdoba, the headquarters of the Medical College of Seville or the school of the Teresianas of Córdoba. In the seventies, and already in Madrid, he planned the extension of the Ministry of the Navy and the old Coca Bank building, on the Plaza de Emilio Castelar, at number 50 Paseo de la Castellana.
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I came to St. Luke in 2003 and worked with Byron for the last ten years. We became closer in the last couple of years when both of us realized we were patriarchs on the staff (note: the old guys). I valued Byron’s friendship and all of his stories he told from farming, to the navy, to his conversion to Christianity. It is this faith that shaped Byron and impacted all of us around him. This day, I praise God for that hopeful faith.
Hope is that quality that sees a possibility. Hope drives us to look ahead and believes things will be better when we are in the midst of suffering. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” We do have a certainty that Christ was born, lived, died, and resurrected. He walked as we walked and died as we will die. And, most important, He conquered the grave. The empty tomb gives a hope that goes beyond all understanding. We have that faith, as the writer to Hebrews says, “faith is being sure of what we hope for…” Byron carried that same hope. He shared it openly and believed deeply in the promise we cannot see.
The empty tomb gives a hope that goes beyond all understanding.
This doesn’t take away the questions. I have looked at God and asked the question we all ask, “Why?” In any kind of suffering, we are pushed to the why and can get stuck in the why and the hopelessness that can evolve from the question. It is that “why” question that the world around us hangs on and pushes us away from the faith in Christ that assures us God is with us. What is striking is that we (and the world for that matter) doesn’t ask “why do we have joy?” “Why do we have all the goodness?” “Why is there happiness?” God grants us a full and celebrative life.
Byron married a wonderful woman and raised three amazing daughters who married very fine men. Bryon certainly loved his kids and there is no question of his deep love for his grandchildren. Two years ago our staff had a party at the Porisch house before Christmas. Byron had purchased a remote controlled balloon, a fish. There he sat in his living room flying this fish around and he wouldn’t give up the remote. Byron knew joy and laughter and he knew that the gift came from God.
Does God work through our suffering? Yes. Absolutely. Paul writes in Romans 5:3-5 verses that I’m not fond of but are true, “…we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character, hope. AND HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT US, because God has poured out his love into our hearts….” And II Corinthians 12:9. Paul writes, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Byron’s suffering pushes all of us back to the One who created us and pushes us back to Jesus.
In Jesus we do have hope and we know the grave has been robbed. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life…” It is His Word and His promise to all of us in the midst of our suffering. Byron testified to this kind of faith in community. We believers suffer and mourn in community. We are called to be in faithful community (Book of Acts) and share the joys and suffering together.
My friends, grieve openly. I will. Mourn the loss of a good friend and, and for me, a partner in the ministry. It is the way it is suppose to be, but we don’t stop there. Our Hope pushes us to the empty tomb and for believers this is the way it is suppose to be as well.
Here is a song about the hope we have in Christ and how, even in this time of mourning, we can turn to songs of praise.
I will miss Byron! I esprcially remember the Weds. advent activities with Byron and his family, Christmas caroling, the soups he liked and just a year ago our college age grandaughter helping, climbing on ladders and all the excitement with Byron in command. Also Sun. breakfast and 55 alive. Byron and Michelle you were everywhere!
Thank you, Dan. Your words are balm for my grieving heart this morning. I was privileged to be at St. Luke Main Campus yesterday when the word passed that Jesus had come to bring By to heaven. There were many tears, hugs, and a palpable sense of great loss as well as great love for Byron, all over the church, in all age groups.
Our hearts go out to the Porisch family and to our whole St. Luke family as we release this wonderful man to God’s care and thank Him for his gift to us–of Byron.
FLYNN!!! Thank you for these words. What an incredible blessing Byron has been to so, so many. And, you too, my fellow partner in ministry… SUCH AN INCREDBILE BLESSING! I cannot even begin to list or thank the many who have shaped me to be the person I am today… You and Byron are certainly there! I do ministry to students in a Catholic School… and in my husband’s Lutheran Church. Our God CERTAINLY saves! Every single day, I am reminded that there is a true distinction between Grace/Forgiveness/Life and duty/law/the “What I HAVE to do”…. So incredibly thankful that those I have been taught by and learned from have taught me that it is GOD ALONE… to God ALONE be the Glory.


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A contingency is a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty. I look at contingency as a condition in a real estate contract. Typically when you buy goods from a store, you get 30 day money back guaranty. It is difficult to return a house. Therefore when you get into a contract, you can investigate the home condition during your contingency period. This allows you to evaluate the home condition and allows you to make sure it fits all your needs and wants. Many sellers will do up front inspections and seller reports so that buyer can be given comfort level about the property condition or a discomfort on the involved costs when they move into the home. Its all about knowing what you are getting into.
To understand impact of contingencies, it is necessary to know that when you make an offer on the home, you typically deposit 3% of the home price as deposit towards the home purchase. Protecting your deposit is important and contingencies protect your deposit as well as a wrong purchase from future unforeseen events. Typically contingencies buyer may have are – Loan Contingency, Appraisal contingency, Inspection Contingency, Seller disclosure contingency, Other disclosure contingency, title report contingency, or sale of your current resident that must happen to buy a new home – contingency. One can put any contingency they want, as long as other party can accept that. Even sellers have contingencies – like finding a new home contingency. To know more about the importance of contingencies, listen to this episode.


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Stephanie is a graduate from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Psychology. She has been in the dental field since 2005. She joined Dr. Tolley's office in the spring of 2012. Stephanie brings her previous dental office management experience along with an understanding of patient financial concerns. She believes it is possible to couple a patients oral care needs and financial concerns to guarantee everyone is able to obtain a beautiful smile.
Taryn joined Dr. Tolley's office in March of 2013. Her previous dental knowledge and love of people make her a valuable asset to the team. She has grown up in the Shenandoah Valley, and has many ties to the community. She loves working with our patients to make sure they are being taken care of like a member of the family. Taryn is our Patient Care Coordinator, and is able to research individual dental plans along with necessary treatments to provide the best financial options for our patients.