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You are not personally liable for his funeral costs. These must be paid from his estate.
If you have any joint assets then theoretically these can be sold and his share of the proceeds will be paid into his estate.
Does he have a will?
i don't know about a will, or if there is any money in his estate
who pays if there is insufficient funds in his estate
Hi, Thank you. If there is genuinely no money in his estate or there is no next of kin willing to fund, the executor of his estate will have to contact the local council and see if they have any grants available to pay for the funeral.
The funeral expenses have to be paid in priority of the beneficiaries under a will.
who would be executor if there is no will? are there usually grants available if not what happens
Hi, Thank you. You will have to go and speak to his local council and they will tell you if they provide funding for funerals where the estate is insolvent.
Normally where there is no will his next of kin is responsible for administering the estate.
In this circumstance as you are still married that would be you.
Did he have any brothers or sisters he may have given a will to?
although I have had no contact for 30 years would I be considered his next of kin? He has a brother who also has had very little contact with and lives the other end of the country and is not aware if he made a will. how can I find out.
Hi, Thank you. As you are still married and if he has died without a will you are entitled to appoint yourself to administer the estate. https://www.gov.uk/wills-probate-inheritance/if-the-person-didnt-leave-a-will
This is not something you are obligated to do however.
If you apply to become his executor then you are entitled to arrange his funeral.
I don't want to do this, so who would then be responsible for arranging the funeral and seeing to the costs.? what happens if he has made a will but nobody knows where it is?
Hi, Thank you. It would be his brother who would then be responsible.
If he has made a will then he will have lodged either with a solicitor or the person he would have appointed to administer his estate.
https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate If a will has been made you can search for it here.
Thank you very much for all your help.
you have helped me a great deal.I just don't know where funeral costs will come from if there is no money in estate and council won't help.


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Famous authors line up to celebrate York bookshop’s birthday
Fri Apr 17 @ 7pm SJ Watson, Waterstones, £3
Tue Apr 21 @ 7pm, Patrick Gale, Waterstones, £3
Thu Apr 23 @ 12.30pm, Joe Cross, Waterstones
Wed Apr 29 @ 7pm, Alexander McCall Smith, St Peter’s School, £5
Has it really been a year since Waterstones moved into Coney Street? Why, yes it has, and some of the biggest names in books are coming to the shop to join the birthday party.
International bestseller Alexander McCall Smith, whose No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series has sold over 20 million copies, will be in York to talk about his writing career.
The prolific author will discuss his work including new book Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party, plus the latest addition to the Isabel Dalhousie series, The Novel Habits of Happiness.
There’ll also be the chance to catch up with the latest from Mma Ramotswe in her new adventure The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café. Alexander will be at the special Waterstones event at St Peter’s School on April 29.
Before that, on April 17, SJ Watson will be in town to talk about his new suspenseful bestseller Second Life.
Patrick Gale will be discussing his new novel A Place Called Winter on April 21. Two days later, on April 23, juice guru Joe Cross will be signing copies of his health guide Reboot With Joe: Fully Charged.
Busy year for bookshop
Waterstones’ new bookshop has enjoyed a busy 12 months since moving from its High Ousegate premises in April 2014. In that time the bookshop has welcomed Jo Nesbo, Jeffrey Deaver, Francesca Simon, Patrick Ness, Robin Hobb, Bernard Cornwell, Jimmy White, Sarah Waters, Philippa Gregory and Jacqueline Wilson, plus many more.
Bookshop Manager Jamie Hanslip said:
It’s a privilege to be able to give our customers the opportunity to meet so many brilliant authors as we celebrate our first anniversary. It’s our way of saying thank you.

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Why Disney’s “exclusively gay moment” may not be all that great.
The grassroots community event Free Pride is entering its second year of providing an alternative to mainstream Pride. Last year, in protest of Glasgow Pride’s entry fee, a group of LGBTQ+ individuals from around Glasgow came together to put on a free and inclusive alterative. Held in the Art School, it was centered on live music and talks from various people and organisations that are normally marginalized or ignored in the LGBTQ+ community. With a focus on re-politicizing Pride, it was a breath of fresh air compared to mainstream Pride, which seems to have devolved into an excuse to just get drunk while covered in rainbows and corporate sponsorship.
*TW: discussion of homo/bi/transphobia, bullying, suicide and mental health issues*
“It’s about everybody and it’s about trying to make society better, because once you start eradicating homophobia in the schools you stop churning out damaged adults and things can better very quickly,” states Liam Stevenson from the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign. Alongside Jordan Daly from Glasgow Uni, and anyone else who wants to get involved, their mission is to make education on LGBTQIA+ issues statutory in Scottish schools. A petition for the Scottish Parliament was launched on the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. They are gathering stories from the public to present visually to parliament. With support from Common Weal and Patrick Harvie MSP among others, momentum is building fast.
For the first time since 2010, the Serbian government has given the green light to a gay pride march.
In response to mounting pressure from the European Union, the Balkan state demonstrates its commitment to protecting the freedom and human rights of its citizens.
When the Egyptian people took to the streets in January and February 2011, many were not simply asking for a more prosperous and stable country. Many were demanding a fairer, more open society where everyone, regardless of political persuasion, was afforded the same basic rights and freedoms enshrined in a democracy. And when the autocrat Hosni Mubarak stepped down as a result of those protests, they must have believed that they were on the path to achieving those demands, which many fought and died for.
The qmu recently marked lgbt history month with a somewhat controversial change to the building. As of the 30th of January the gents toilets on the 3rd floor became gender neutral. Perhaps, like me, you were initially puzzled at the need of such a facility. However, the move is one that has been made by several British Students’ Unions since 2007, including The University of Manchester’s Students’ Union and Birmingham University Guild of Students and is primarily to aid those who don’t identify specifically as either gender or identify as transsexual feel more comfortable.


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The Oconee County Sheriff's Office said a wanted suspect is in custody after a disturbance on Saturday.
Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Jasmine Lane where they met with 21-year-old Anthony Warren Dawson Jr.
An information check revealed Dawson was wanted out of North Carolina by probation and parole officials. He was placed under arrested and denied bond on a fugitive from justice charge.
He is awaiting extradition. Deputies said a hold has also been placed on him by officials in Virginia.
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Grow your own fruit and vegetables to rescue the Irish economy! That's just one of thousands of suggestions being e-mailed to an Irish Web site as a a possible solution to the Irish crisis.
The site, ideascampaign.ie, has been bombarded with more than 2,000 suggestions since it was set up on March 5 by Internet consultant Aileen O'Toole.
O'Toole, who was a founder of the Sunday Business Post, is one of Ireland's most successful entrepreneurs.
O'Toole set up the site after a TV appearance in Ireland where she slammed viewers for blaming the Irish Government for the economic collapse.
“It’s easy to say that we blame the government for the economic situation but we have to ask ourselves what we can do to help out,” she says.
The site has also attracted a number of ideas from the Irish Diaspora in the U.S. and around the globe. The rules are very simple. "No whinging," says O'Toole.
“We are swimming in rich ideas, wonderful ideas that have a lot of merit and traffic is coming in from all over the world,” she says. "We are absolutely flying and it’s fantastic,” she says.
Several suggestions relate to the building sites left idle in the wake of the housing collapse. People have proposed renting out unsold houses or using the land as fruit and vegetable allotments.
“It’s a grassroots, independent campaign for citizens, by citizens,” O’Toole said.
The campaign is specifically looking for ideas on how to preserve and increase employment, and find ways to make it easier to do business in Ireland.
The staff include several laid-off IT and PR experts and their aim is to solicit advice from ordinary Irish people.
The site has already attracted some heavyweight attention. An advisory group drawn frome the site will present suggestions to the Irish Government in April.
Speaking on the TV show, “Prime Time,” O’Toole said she was unhappy with the negative coverage surrounding the economy saying that there were plenty of exciting things happening but that they weren't being reported.
She says she has been delighted with the reaction. “People would come up to me in the supermarket and say ‘I don’t know you but I saw you on Prime Time and I agree with what you said.’”
Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Brian Cowen has thrown his full support behind the campaign describing it as a “perfect example of people helping each other out.”
“Ireland needs the combined wisdom of its people focused positively on solutions at this stage - a fantastic resource if it could be harnessed,” Cowen said. He added that he meets people every day who want to “contribute practical ideas to help Ireland overcome the severe economic challenges that it faces.”


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Indian Navy to receive ASWSWCs
The Indian Ministry of Defence has awarded $901.5 million contract to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers to build eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASWSWC) vessels for the Indian Navy.
The vessels will be equipped with advanced integrated platform management systems including propulsion, auxiliary, power generation, distribution and damage control machinery.
The ASWSWC will be designed for a deep displacement of 750t and will have a speed of 25kt. They will be capable of full-scale sub surface surveillance of coastal waters and coordinated ASW operations with aircraft. The vessels will also be able to interdict/destroy sub surface targets in coastal waters, support day and night SAR operations in coastal areas, act against intruding aircraft and lay mines in the sea bed.
The first ASWSWC will be delivered within 42 months, followed by two vessels per year. The performance period for the project is seven years.
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Finland's naval modernisation effort faces delays as its new corvette programme moves to the right.
Only two-thirds of the vessels in the Ticonderoga class remain in service with the USN after two more cruisers were decommissioned last week.


Teaching yourself to perceiving what publication print demonstrating reasonably “looks” like in a high form magazine is the initial step to understanding the varieties of the diverse sorts of article displaying and how it is not quite the same as the other progressively basic kinds of “business” print displaying work. Publication work in a magazine is a colossal “kick off” for a mold model’s profession. It is the experience many make progress toward.
“Article” print displaying alludes to “magazine encounter” for the model where a “story” is being told without words, yet rather by photographic pictures (or gatherings of pictures) of the model in a high form magazine. This sort of print displaying conveys an exceptionally “esteemed” milestone on a model’s profession. Its’ work incorporates the present mold and magnificence patterns of society by exhibiting creators, make-up, hairdos, healthy skin, and so on as told and communicated by means of a pictorial story. Publication displaying can even recount a tale pretty much the majority of the distinctive parts of individuals’ ways of life. On the off chance that you get any top of the line mold magazine you can discover various instances of article print work.
A few articles in magazines are considered so lofty on the grounds that they set the measures and patterns for the present and “not so distant future” of the market that the pictorial story is being told about. Allude back to those magazines that are from months, years, or even decades prior. By one way or another, the publication pictures you may discover from that timeframe have been a piece of the historical backdrop of form, magnificence, or way of life as spoken to by that magazine’s staff.
Who thinks about the ideas of article stories in those tip top high form magazines? There are groups of individuals everywhere throughout the world who work for the different top of the line magazines that have their info. These individuals compose and make their ideas of what styles, models, creators, and patterns are “IN” for any obscure given timeframe. That makes them a vital piece of the displaying business. While looking through those magazines you should take note of that an “article” isn’t an ad for any “explicit” organization, so on the off chance that you see one explicit item being publicized with its logo, it’s an ad…that’s something other than what’s expected called a business print commercial. On the off chance that it “looks” article, yet you see the organization name in substantial print…it is intended to recount a story for that organization’s picture of what they need to pitch to the customer. Top of the line form and excellence customers can put some innovative, multi-page print advertisements into magazines that may emulate a publication spread. The greatest distinction is the rate that the model gets paid for completing a business, form promotion for a top of the line customer versus a publication design spread for a magazine.
For the motivations behind article demonstrating, give careful consideration to how expressive, cumbersome, sensational, aesthetic, and innovative the stances of the model are versus the more refined stances you would find in an inventory that stresses moving the garments as #1. Keep in mind, the publication show advances the story and idea by means of article pictures in magazines where the primary accentuation is on the story or patterns. In the magazine’s publication (pictorial) spread there will be a type of reference to names of architects and the expense of articles of clothing or potentially extras that are being highlighted, however it isn’t intended to go about as a devoted ad.
These magazine spreads get a ton of consideration. Shockingly, despite the fact that the article demonstrate is a solid proclamation in the “story”, it is sad for the model this is anything but a lucrative activity (possibly just a couple of hundred dollars). This might be one of the main disadvantages of being an article demonstrate first and foremost. When you require the cash presumably the most (on the off chance that you haven’t spared enough cash to last you through this stage), this salary doesn’t go extremely far in paying the high bills that accompany living and working in the “enormous city”. Most would expect models showing up in a popular high manner magazine to be repaid well with cash, yet they are not on the grounds that it is anything but a paid ad by a customer. It is an extraordinary element made and introduced by the magazine.
Evidently, from the design business’ view, it’s the “esteemed” encounter that has a great deal of significant worth to the model, so models have acknowledged this reality (regardless of whether it’s extremely reasonable). All things considered, when the magazine employs a model for a publication spread they are contracted to play out their administration as a model speaking to the magazine’s idea and innovative story…it’s a booking. It is anything but a tax benefit for the model. The potential tear sheet may (or may not) bring more renown and work for the model in light of the fact that genuinely it isn’t ensured regardless of what anybody endeavors to offer as motivation to work for such less cash. The magazines do assume such a noteworthy job in the displaying and mold industry that it’s an intense contention for the model’s benefit. The magazines rather hoard on this reality, obviously, so they will dependably locate another model searching for their huge break who will acknowledge their terms. Could those renowned form magazines stand to pay their included article models more cash? Just they know.


Ahead of Monday night’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford, Chelsea and Manchester United remain embroiled in perhaps the most contentious transfer saga of the summer. The Blues have already brought in Brazilian attacking midfielder Willian from Anzhi Makhachkala this week on a £32 million deal, but that hasn’t slowed speculation that Wayne Rooney may also be added in a move that could involve Juan Mata going to United.
Rooney has been linked to Chelsea for most of the summer, and the 27-year-old has reportedly made private statements that he expects to join the club. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has strongly suggested that they will make another bid for Rooney after Monday’s match in an offer that could reach as high as £40 million.
Mourinho believes Rooney will be the “final piece in the jigsaw” for the Blues, according to Sky Sports. However, United may not have time to add a prominent player to replace the one they are sending to one of their chief rivals by the Sept. 2 deadline, and have been adamant that Rooney is not for sale.
Sources from both clubs told ESPN that United formally inquired about Mata. The 25-year-old Spaniard, who has also been linked to a loan move to Atletico Madrid by the Daily Mail, would fulfill United’s desire for a big name signing this summer, but Mourinho has rubbished the rumors.
"No speculation, no speculation," said Mourinho. "He's a player we all like, he's a player we all want to keep. We want more quality in the team, we don't want less quality.
"We want to add quality to the quality we have. So Juan is not a player we want to lose.
"The point is not to sell, the point is I want a 22-player squad. So if somebody comes... Do we need to sell? No, we don't.”
Samuel Eto’o also continues to be linked to a move to Stamford Bridge and could be included with Willian on a double signing. Eto’o, 32, played for Mourinho at Inter when they won the 2010 UEFA Champions League, and Anzhi are looking to cut costs. The Telegraph reported that Mourinho does not want the striker’s possible addition to become public until after the match with United. The fee for Eto’o is believed to be at about £2 million.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are interested in bringing in winger Victor Moses on a season-long loan, according to the Daily Mail. The 22-year-old was not part of the Chelsea squad that faced Aston Villa on Wednesday and has been left out of the squad for the Manchester United match. Chelsea are seeking a £2 million fee for the loan deal.


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The Airline Industry and COVID-19: Saving for a Rainy Day
The Michel-Shaked Group’s Israel Shaked (Managing Director) and Brad Orelowitz (Senior Vice President) published an article in the May 2020 issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal discussing how the airline industry distributed tens of billions of dollars to shareholders and did not save sufficiently for a rainy day.
When considering whether to lend money to a company, lenders consider a company’s historical performance and its projections for several years in the future. In addition, lenders conduct various ratio and sensitivity analyses. Sensitivity analyses study how various sources of uncertainty contribute to the model’s overall risk profile. They are typically performed by changing one or more variables in the company’s financial projections and measuring the outcome. The extent by which these variables are changed is typically based on historical company-specific information, industry information and macro-economic factors. However, none of these sensitivity analyses are based on extreme cases like COVID-19.
Since the airline industry’s deregulation in 1978, market factors have resulted in dozens of bankruptcies, restructurings and consolidations within the industry. Many of these airlines were put out of business by losing flight slots due to price competition. Other airlines were gobbled up by their stronger competitors. Recently, the airline industry has experienced an extended boom period. Through the end of fiscal year 2019, the industry experienced historic levels of profitability. In 2019, the six largest U.S.-based airlines (Delta, American, United, Southwest, Alaskan and JetBlue) had combined revenues of more than $175 billion, with a combined operating income of almost $19 billion.
In addition to the increased profitability, the balance sheets of these airline companies have also improved substantially over the past decade. It was assumed that these airlines had strengthened their financial positions to levels that will enable them to withstand a downturn in the economy. However, despite the stronger balance sheets and improved profitability, the combined cash-on-hand and cash equivalents for the six-largest U.S.-based airlines actually decreased over the decade.
One of the primary factors affecting airlines’ liquidity is that these six airlines took the opportunity to return funds to shareholders, through dividends and share repurchases. These six airlines have distributed almost $55 billion to shareholders in the past decade. Share repurchases are akin to dividends in that they represent a distribution to shareholders. However, a majority of academics challenge the value created for the company through share repurchases. Once used to repurchase shares, these funds are no longer available to pay creditors, suppliers, employees and other nonequity stakeholders.
Due to the suddenness and severity of COVID-19, there was no way to predict the fallout to the airline industry. Similarly, when budgeting, one typically does not plan for a once-in-a-lifetime event. The authors do not believe that lenders and credit-rating agencies would — or should — change the way they perform their sensitivity analyses, as there is no way to reliably predict an event that lies so many standard deviations away from the expected mean. If lenders would consider these events in their assessments, they would never lend money. However, in a cyclical industry, it is essential to retain some liquidity for a rainy day.

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A few weeks ago Miriam Tillman shared that the Hospital of Hope was once again facing Lassa Fever season in northern Togo. They were going to remain on high alert until they hadn't seen any new cases for 21 days. She wrote the following update last Thursday.
We finally reached day 21 but are holding our breath… Lassa Fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness that is endemic in many countries around West Africa but was not believed to be in Togo until last year. One of our Missionaries became sick and died from an undiagnosed disease but it was not until a second Missionary got sick that we found out they both had Lassa Fever. Last year these were the only two cases that were discovered in Togo.
In February this year, as I was preparing to return back from furlough in New Zealand, I found out that our hospital was treating a patient with Lassa who had arrived from a neighbouring country. Since then the Hospital of Hope has treated five Lassa Fever patients from Togo and the surrounding countries. We are taking precautions to limit the risk of exposure to our team and medical staff. Until further notice we are limiting our clinic services to follow-up and urgent cases. We are also washing our hands with bleach water when we return from market or visiting and not meeting in large groups (which restricts playing sports and going to church). We will remain on high alert until we have not seen or heard of any new cases for 21 days.
Which brings us to today… day 21… Unfortunately we had a patient die over the weekend who is a potential Lassa Fever patient and so we must wait until the blood test results come back from Lomé tomorrow before we can know if we are at day 2 or 22.
Unfortunately the tests confirmed that the patient had Lassa, meaning they were at day 2. Please pray that no further cases will occur so that the hospital can resume it's normal functioning as soon as possible.
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- https://www.nzcms.org.nz/health-clinics-by-the-numbers/Health Clinics by the NumbersPosted on by Nick LaingWe’re 5 months into the trial of the 4 new clinics, with a total of 12 operational months between the health centres […] https://www.nzcms.org.nz/health-clinics-by-the-numbers/Read more
- https://www.nzcms.org.nz/snake-o-clock/Snake-o-clockPosted on by Miriam TillmanIt is the time of year for snakes! I was off to babysit some friends’ boys for the morning. As I pulled […] https://www.nzcms.org.nz/snake-o-clock/Read more
- https://www.nzcms.org.nz/clinic-no-3-borderline/Clinic No. 3 – BorderlinePosted on by Nick LaingElegu is a “post-apocalyptic shanty town”, explained my wise anthropologist friend. If you only had four words and a hyphen, I don’t […] https://www.nzcms.org.nz/clinic-no-3-borderline/Read more

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Variable speed limits will help reduce congestion: RACQ
The State’s peak motoring body has welcomed news the Queensland Government would introduce smarter speed limit management on the M1 to reduce congestion and improve safety.
A review of M1 speeds during the Commonwealth Games had prompted the Government to introduce variable speed limit signs which would see speeds altered to suit traffic conditions.
RACQ spokesperson Paul Turner said this would help reduce congestion and the frequency and severity of crashes on the State’s busiest road.
“Variable speed limits on busy roads like the M1 are effective because they help motorway operators adjust speeds to keep traffic flowing if there’s gridlock or a crash,” Mr Turner said.
“Governments will look to these concepts in the future, because they’ll allow us to get better-use out of existing assets and roads and make them more flexible by being able to adjust speeds up and down a road to meet conditions.”
Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said variable speed limit technology had already been used to reduce congestion on other major Queensland highways.
“Congestion variable speed limits are already in place on the Bruce Highway and Logan and Ipswich Motorways, and are proven to help reduce crashes and improve travel times by minimising stop/start congestion patterns with smoother traffic flows,” Mr Bailey said.
“When you are travelling at a lower speed, braking is more effective. This reduces your chance of having a crash and reduces the flow-on effects to other drivers.”
Mr Bailey said the Government would release a detailed implementation plan which would include timeframes and extensive community and stakeholder engagement.


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I stopped taking my dog to LCAR for care because the last time I took her for her yearly shots and follow-up the doctor we saw was extremely rude to me. My dog has a history of a collapsing trachea and an enlarged heart and I wanted to have another x-ray done as it had been a year and I wanted to make sure that her conditioned had not worsened. The vet tech was great and spoke to me very nicely and gave me lots of advise. When the vet came in to give my dog her booster shot, she never even spoke to me, gave my dog her shot and walked out of the room. She never asked me one question about how my dog was doing or anything. I went back to Waldorf Animal Hospital after that. I feel LCAR is a cat and dog mill and they really don't care about the animals.

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The development of containerization and mechanized intermodal equipment in the 1960s was the starting point in the emergence of a more efficient intermodal rail system, particularly in the 1980s when double-stacking rail cars entered in service. Although the earliest – unsuccessful – attempt at double stacking was made in 1977 by Southern Pacific Railroad, the first double stack unit train started in 1984 between Los Angeles and South Kearny, NJ, under the initiative of APL (American President Lines). This created strong pressures in the design and implementation of efficient intermodal cranes as growing quantities of containers were handled by rail terminals. The development of efficient and high throughput cranes is the outcome of two decades of trial and errors from an initial crane concept that was designed to lift boats.
In 1956 Drott Manufacturing purchased the TravelLift line from a boatlift company that manufactured cranes for lifting boats in and out of the water for the marine industry. The boat lifting application was ideal for the marine industry because of its light workload, which at most involved two to five lifts per day. After Drott purchased the TravelLift design, small modifications were made and the crane was sold to the material handling industry, such as the concrete and rail industries. Unfortunately, the duty cycle and the amount of lifting that was demanded by these industries turned out to be too much of a workload for the crane which was initially designed for a light throughput. For instance, TravelLift rail crane models purchased by New York Central and Southern Pacific Railroads where unable to handle the throughput and were subject to regular breakdowns. Although the TravelLift concept looked promising, its inability to handle a continuous duty cycle of 30,000 to 80,000 trailers lifts per year was a serious impediment to the efficiency of intermodal rail operations.
By the late 1970s, Jack Lanigan Sr., the CEO of Mi-Jack, which until then was mainly a dealer of crane equipment reached an agreement with Drott to provide a new design for the TravelLift line. One of the most important innovation of this new design was the container grappler, which in prior designs was the piece of equipment the most prone to breakage. The new crane design was named Translift and was fully capable of providing the high throughput and reliability desperately needed by the rail industry, in addition to a be less labor intensive solution. Later on Mi-Jack purchased Drott as well as another important crane manufacturer, the Raygo-Wagner Company and became the largest container crane manufacturer in North America. By 1985, the Translift design became the standard intermodal rail crane in operation in all the major rail terminals in the United States. In addition, by the 1990s the company also became the largest rail terminal operator in North America, managing about 80 terminals.
Thus, the introduction of efficient intermodal rail cranes such as the Translift by Mi-Jack in the mid 1980s played a significant role in improving intermodal rail operations. These cranes are the outcome of modifications and improvements of existing concepts to the high throughput requirements of intermodal rail terminals.

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An outlaw gunslinger begins the journey home to clear his name
A lone rider stops at the border, preparing to return to the United States for the first time in three years. When he left for Mexico, the Rio Kid was eighteen, a terrified youngster fleeing a fraudulent murder charge. He returns a grown man, with blood on his hands and twin .45s on his hips. His destination is a small town in Arizona, where he plans to clear his name and reclaim his legacy. But there is a lot of trail between here and there, with many dangerous twists and turns along the way.
Wanted signs paper every border town, offering $10,000 for the Rio Kid—dead or alive. At his first stop on the journey home, the Kid is mistaken for a hired assassin and a Texas Ranger. To continue on his way, he will have to escape the clutches of a crooked rancher and the toughest lawman in the Southwest.
Return of the Rio Kid is the 1st book in the Rio Kid Adventures, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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NASA’s 'Space Botanist' Gathers First Data
24 July 2018
Just days after its successful installation on the International Space Station, NASA's newest Earth-observing mission, the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS), has collected its first science data on Earth's surface temperature.
ECOSTRESS will measure the temperature of plants from space, enabling researchers to determine how much water plants use and to study how droughts affect plant health.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech - ECOSTRESS acquired this image the night of 9 July over Egypt

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It’s the first Monday of the month, and you know what that means? A Google update. Of Android. For its Pixel line. Well, those that are still supported anyway.
We’re talking Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 5. That’s the entire list. All of these devices aside from the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 have build RQ2A.210505.002 headed towards them, while the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 get build RQ2A.210505.003.
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Overstaying your welcome in downtown Camas is about to get a little bit a lot more pricey.
As of July 1, parking fines in the city’s historic downtown enterprise district will double, leaping from $15 to $30.
The Camas Metropolis Council accepted the raise through its standard assembly on Monday, but metropolis leaders have been mulling a parking-good increase for extra than two several years.
The city’s Parking Advisory Committee 1st broached the subject in January 2020, amid fears that Camas’ longtime $15 parking fantastic — in put due to the fact at the very least 1972, according to Camas Law enforcement Main Mitch Lackey — was no more time protecting against folks from violating the city’s parking restrictions in the course of the downtown core.
Lackey added that the parking fines are not intended to be a rewarding small business for the town but are, somewhat, a “service designed to transform above those people downtown parking places for financial expansion.”
“It almost expenses us extra to create a ticket,” Lackey advised the council in May well. “Right now, it (prices all over) 80 cents to $1, which doesn’t acquire into account the team person’s time, salary or rewards. It’s not a revenue maker for the town.”
While the city has billed a $15 parking high-quality considering the fact that at the very least the early 1970s, according to Lackey, Camas did not implement parking when COVID restrictions were being in spot.
“It was a distinct ecosystem during a main part of the pandemic,” explained the city’s finance director, Cathy Huber Nickerson. “We really did not do much in the way of parking costs or evaluating penalties.”
The Downtown Camas Association’s govt director despatched discover to the metropolis council Monday morning expressing that while the association and lots of downtown retailers agreed the metropolis must raise its downtown parking fines, they did not concur with the proposal to double the wonderful.
The affiliation had required to see a tiered parking-high-quality technique that would waive the 1st violation, cost $15 for a second violation and cost a lot more than double that for subsequent violations.
The affiliation and a lot of downtown Camas merchants fear that the fantastic increasing to $30 will discourage would-be downtown people from returning to Camas soon after they acquire their first ticket.


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30-year mortgages back above 3.5 percent
Long-term mortgage rates edged higher for the second consecutive week on signs of an improving economy, though rates remain near historic lows.
Freddie Mac says the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 3.51 percent in the week ending May 16, up from 3.42 percent last week. A 15-year fixed rose to 2.69 percent.
A one-year adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 2.55 percent this week, up from 2.53 percent last week.
Freddie Mac (OTCBB:FMCC) attributes the recent rise in rates to a string of stronger than expected economic news. Retail sales rose more than projected last month, while household debt fell to the lowest level since 2006.
The National Association of Realtors expects the nearly record-low mortgage rates to fade by the end of this year as the housing market continues to recover.
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Harry only cares about technical results, suppressing his part in human consequences until guilt pushes him into a paranoia which renders him impotent. When Harry thinks he hears a murder behind a wall, he hides under the covers in the next room. Timeless and of the moment, The Conversation has one of the most surprising twists in film.
3. The Godfather, Part II (1974)
The Godfather, Part II was the first movie sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Many film enthusiasts prefer it over The Godfather. For me, the reason it comes in lower is also the film’s greatest strength: Coppola’s artistic ambition. The sequel tells two semi-parallel stories, moving forward through two different timelines. Both succeed expertly, but it splits the focus. The Godfather tells one unified story, and what a story! It also carries more emotional impact because we are introduced to the Corleone family.
Opening about a decade after the conclusion of The Godfather, Part II finds Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) as the established family head, expanding the Corleone empire into Las Vegas, Florida, and Cuba. Details of his progress are interspersed with flashbacks to the early life of Vito Andolini (Robert De Niro) whose family is killed by a Mafia don in Sicily. He comes to America at the age of nine, settling in New York City. He takes the name of his town, Corleone, at Ellis Island and grows an empire. Michael, by contrast, loses his soul, sacrificing morality, his father’s values, and custody of his children. Still, he wins a senate hearing. Coppola maintains mood, atmosphere, period, and the subtext of William Shakespear’s King Lear.
2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
Physically damaging to make, Apocalypse Now is a perfect film experience. It is inspired by Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad’s novel about a former colonel named Kurtz who penetrates the free Congo and proclaims himself God. To bring this awesome presence to the war in Vietnam, the film needed “a poet-warrior in the classic sense,” as Dennis Hopper’s photojournalist describes. Coppola unleashed the full weight of Marlon Brando, an acting deity, to play Col. Kurtz. His mirror image, the assassin Capt. Willard, is played by Martin Sheen in one of the most tightly unhinged characterizations in film.
He’s got fierce competition in Laurence Fishburne’s jumpy teenaged machine-gunner, as well as the mango-loving/tiger-hating Chef (Fredric Forrest). But Col. Kilgore (Robert Duvall) liberates the most quotable moments: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning,” he says after a successful cluster-bombing; “Charlie don’t surf,” after clearing a beach of pesky enemies. His most eloquent roar comes as his choppers blare Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” on their descent on Vietnamese schoolchildren. Coppola is a master of emotional and intellectual storytelling. He sums up jungle warfare in one exchange: “Who’s the commanding officer here?” Willard asks a sniper, who counters, “Aren’t you?”
1. The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather is widely considered the greatest film of all time. Made under its $6 million budget and completed ahead of schedule, it was the first film to take in a million bucks a day. It was nominated for 11 Oscars and won three. Perfectly edited, immaculately acted with realistic warts intact, and expertly framed, it set high standards for a new Hollywood. It is the ultimate gangster movie, and the most loyal family film in cinema. But it is so much more. Based on Mario Puzo’s novel, The Godfather is a movie you can watch dozens of times and still find something as fresh as a sprig of basil in a sauce prepared by caporegime Peter Clemenza (Richard Castellano).

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BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Jefferson County is making plans to reopen two more of its satellite courthouses.
The county commission says it plans to reopen satellite courthouses in Gardendale and Forestdale on December 14th. The commisson said the two courthouses will handle drivers license renewals, title applications, tag renewals, business licenses and most public services.
The courthouses in Gardendale, Forestdale and Center Point were closed in August when the county placed nearly 1,000 of its workers on administrative leave without pay as part of its plan to balance its budget without money from the county's then-illegal occupational tax. The Center Point courthouse was reopened and workers were returned to work in October after the county built up enough revenue from the county's new occupational tax.

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The following resources can help you find the additional information and support you may need. We also suggest speaking with a local social worker, nurse, or physician for resources in your community.
For financial help, order a free copy of our guide to finding national and local financial assistance for people with cancer and their loved ones: the Helping Hand Resource Guide: Financial Edition.
1-800-813-HOPE (4673), website: www.cancercare.org
Provides free professional support services to anyone affected by cancer including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help and are provided by trained oncology social workers free of charge.
American Cancer Society
1-800-227-2345, website: www.cancer.org
Focuses on cancer research, education and advocacy; and provides patient and family support services, which vary by locality.
Cancer Support Community
1-888-793-9355, website: www.cancersupportcommunity.org
The Wellness Community and Gilda's Club joined forces in 2009 to become the Cancer Support Community (CSC). CSC helps optimize patient care by providing essential, but often overlooked, services including support groups, counseling, education and healthy lifestyle programs.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1-800-422-6237, website: www.cancer.gov
Information specialists can answer questions about cancer and provide materials. The NCI website provides comprehensive information on cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, statistics, research, clinical trials and news.
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
1-877-622-7937, website: www.canceradvocacy.org
Advocates for quality cancer care for all Americans and the empowerment of cancer survivors through federal policy initiatives.
Advanced Breast Cancer Community
Web portal and online community solely dedicated to advanced/metastatic breast cancer patients, their families, friends and health care providers.
BeSMART! - Memorial Sloan-Kettering's mobile mammography program BeSMART! (Select Mammography As a Routine Test). For more information call 212-965-3600.
Breast Cancer Alliance
1-203-698-0014, website: www.breastcanceralliance.org
Mission is to fund innovative breast cancer research and to promote breast health through education and outreach.
Breast Cancer Network of Strength
1-800-221-2141, website: www.networkofstrength.org
A 24-hour hotline staffed by trained breast cancer survivors. Affiliates throughout the nation provide support groups, early detection workshops and wigs and prostheses for women with limited resources.
Breast Examination Center of Harlem (BECH) - An outreach program of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. It offers the Harlem community mammograms for free. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 212-531-8000. The Center is located at:
163 West 125th Street, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10027
Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
1-866-824-7475, website: www.facingourrisk.org
Nonprofit organization for women who are at high risk of getting breast and ovarian cancers due to their family history and genetic status, and for members of families in which a BRCA mutation may be present.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation
1-877-786-7422, website: www.ibcresearch.org
Dedicated to the advancement of research and public awareness of inflammatory breast cancer, with the goal of determining its causes and increasing the effectiveness of its treatment.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
1-888-753-5222, website: www.lbbc.org
Provides interactive conferences, teleconferences, a toll-free information and support line, free newsletters and publications, low-cost informational recordings and a networking program.
Men Against Breast Cancer
1-866-547-6222, website: www.menagainstbreastcancer.org
Provides services to support the husband/partner of women with breast cancer. Offers programs for men/partners and a website.
Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer
1-410-778-1982, website: www.mothersdaughters.org
Provides free support services designed to help mothers who have daughters with breast cancer.
National Breast Cancer Coalition
1-800-622-2838, website: www.natlbcc.org
Grassroots advocacy group of hundreds of member organizations and tens of thousands of individuals fighting breast cancer through action, advocacy and public education.
National Lymphedema Network
1-800-541-3259, website: www.lymphnet.org
Provides education and guidance to lymphedema patients, health care professionals and the general public.
SHARE: Self Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer
1-866-891-2392, website: www.sharecancersupport.org
Offers survivor-led support to women with breast or ovarian cancer, their families and friends. Services include hotlines, survivor-led support groups, wellness programs, educational forums and advocacy activities.
1-866-474-2774, website: www.sharsheret.org
Provides support and resources for young Jewish women facing breast cancer. Offers a peer support network connecting young women with others who share similar diagnoses and experiences, education and outreach programs.
Sisters Network Inc.
1-866-781-1808, website: www.sistersnetworkinc.org
African-American breast cancer survivorship organization. Promotes the importance of breast health through empowerment, support, breast education programs, resources, information and research.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
1-800-462-9273, website: www.komen.org
This is the world's largest breast cancer organization and the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer, with more than $1.3 billion invested to date. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health, or breast cancer, visit their website or call 1-877-GO-KOMEN.
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
1-877-880-8622, website: www.tnbcfoundation.org
Mission is to raise awareness of triple negative breast cancer and to support scientists and researchers in their effort to determine the definitive causes of triple negative breast cancer, so that effective detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment can be pursued and achieved. Offers a toll-free helpline for patients and their loved ones.
Young Survival Coalition
1-877-972-1011, website: www.youngsurvival.org
Seeks to educate the medical, research, breast cancer and legislative communities about breast cancer in women 40 and under.

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Study Identifies Biomarkers to Stratify Patients for Prostate Cancer Treatment
Patients with low-risk prostate cancer that harbors certain genetic alterations may have a higher risk of disease progression.
A new study has identified biological markers that may distinguish between low-risk and intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer, ultimately helping to guide treatment decisions, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, determined that genetic alterations associated with intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer may also be present in some cases of low-risk prostate cancers.
More than half of the 200,000 American men diagnosed each year with prostate cancer by biopsy could be considered at low risk of progression to cancer, the researchers wrote. Men with low-risk cancer are candidates for active surveillance, but some choose surgery to mitigate potential disease progression.
According to the researchers, the Gleason score remains the most clinical and pathological feature for determining risk. However, because the needle biopsy procedure may only capture Gleason pattern 3, it may miss Gleason patterns 4 and 5, which carry a higher risk of aggressive disease progression.
For the study, the researchers performed DNA sequencing with a high-tech genomic tool called mate-pair sequencing on specific Gleason patterns from frozen cancer specimens from 126 men who had their prostate glands removed. Five genes were found to be more frequently altered in Gleason patterns 4 and 5, which were also found more commonly in Gleason pattern 3 associated with higher Gleason patterns.
The researchers noted that identifying these alterations in a Gleason pattern 3 could signal a higher likelihood that Gleason pattern 4 is nearby and help stratify patients for active surveillance or definitive treatment. Men with low-risk cancer who harbor these alterations may consider treatment, such as surgery.
“We have discovered new molecular markers that can help guide men in their decisions about the course of their prostate cancer care,” lead study author George Vasmatzis, PhD, co-director of the Center for Individualized Medicine Biomarker Discovery Program, said in a press release. “Overtreatment has been an issue for the group of men that our study targets. We found that the presence of genetic alterations in low-risk cancer can help men decide whether treatment or active surveillance is right for them.”
Vasmatzis G, Kosari F, Murphy SJ, et al. Large chromosomal rearrangements yield biomarkers to distinguish low-risk from intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.06.028
Mayo Clinic discovers biological markers that could guide treatment for prostate cancer [news release]. May Clinic’s website. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-discovers-biological-markers-that-could-guide-treatment-for-prostate-cancer/. Accessed January 3, 2019.


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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
As you can see, my blog time has suffered. I am sorry to neglect you. If it feels like i have forgotten you- I haven't. I promise. You are there in my dreams... now if only I could sync my dreams with this blog, we'd be flyin high!
There are so many crafting projects just screaming to be finished right now. (in fact they are all piled in the trunk of my car) You moms know that a mom's trunk is just about the only place the kiddos won't plunder and destroy right? Or are my copykittens especially destructive?
Anyhow, spring has sprung at chateau copycat and it has brought the itch to garden. So, in a feeble attempt to scratch the gardening itch I am daring to plant a vegetable garden. (Currently Mr.Copycat is cursing in the living room as he attempts to plot my front yard to scale on graph paper, so I can try to design my garden. He loves me. This I know.)
Today I planted my first batch of seeds in a table top green house and hopefully in a few weeks I will have seedlings. For now, I just have to be content to dream about the type of garden I want. Ever the optomist (so far the only thing that grows at my house are the kids and they are pretty insistant about letting me know their needs! ) I started looking at renaissance vegetable gardens. Here are a few examples:
Now, I am fully aware that the chateau copycat is no castle. I am also aware that I have nowhere near the amount of space that these gardens require but I have been reading. I have been reading this little darling of a gardening book called square foot gardening that gives me hope that I may be able to accomplish this similar style in a more humble space to a similar effect. In true copy cat fashion, I am aspiring to make a square foot renaissance vegetable garden in my front yard. (Do you think I am crazy?) Heres what my front yard looks like currently:
I think this blank canvas is just begging for a pretty addition that also saves on my food budget (And increases my design budget in the process!!!) I'll keep you updated on copycat gardens as we progress. Till then- have fun. stay crafty. C.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Seeing as I am the kind of person who would rather, um, eat for the month than buy delicious Belgian linen curtains; how would you like to learn of a super cheap, super, easy, just as luxurious way to duplicate these darling gems? What would you say if I told you you could have luxuriously long, spill on the floor in extravagant piles, faux Belgian linen curtains for just 10 bucks a piece?
Its true. Let me introduce you to my dear friend, who will make repeat appearances in this blog I assure you: Painters Drop Cloth. Because of its cost effectiveness, durability and versatility, it is a Copycat essential and it is my personal belief that no designers tool box should ever be without it.
You can get painters drop cloth at your local hardware store. I buy mine at Walmart. Just 10 dollars for a pre-hemmed on all sides, 9' x6' sheet.
One you get these beauties home there are many ways you can handle them to transform them into your masterpiece. Some prefer to wash them in loads upon loads of fabric softener and dryer sheets. Some like them pressed and proper. I love their folds and creases so I just shake them out and clip them to the curtain fasteners, hang them from the rods and let them puddle on the floor.
Here are a few pictures of my DIY faux Belgian linen (drop cloth) curtains.
So what have you used painters drop cloth for? I'd love to know!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
"Uh oh." I thought to myself. (Since I never think of anything on the small scale. I had envisioned an entire twenty foot wall covered with the paint! Go Big or Go home, right?) "I'm going to have to sell a kidney."
"Its fifteen dollars for a quart" she said as she shattered my chalkboard dreams into a million of teeny-tiny slate pieces.
Not being one to give up easy or to pay crazy money for design I left the store thinking- where there's a will there's a DIY!!! And so.... here it is:
Things You'll Need:Latex paint with a flat finish (amount will vary based on the painting project)
Unsanded tile grout.
Paintbrush, roller or a sponge
150 grit sandpaper
Dampened towel or sponge
Towels or rags
1. Measure the flat finish latex paint and unsanded tile grout into a container. See Tips for ratio of paint with other ingredients. Your project will dictate how much chalkboard paint you need to make.
2. Mix thoroughly using a paint stirrer, until they are very well blended and there are not any clumps.
3. Apply the paint to the surface that you want to cover using a paintbrush, roller or sponge. Make sure to allow the paint to thoroughly dry before applying another coat of paint.
4. Sand each coat of paint gently, using 150 grit sandpaper.
5.Wipe the dust away using a clean towel or rag. This will help to keep your chalkboard surface nice and smooth.
6. Condition your new chalkboard by turning a piece of chalk sideways and rubbing it over the entire surface of the chalkboard. Make sure that you cover the entire board with the chalk.
7. Clean the chalk off the chalkboard using a soft felt cloth. Dampen the cloth with water and wipe off the chalkboard.
Mixing ratio tips:
•Mixing proportions for the chalkboard paint: 1 part acrylic paint, 1/2 part glazing medium and 1/6 part of powder tile grout. For example, measure 3 tsps. of paint, 1-1/2 teaspoons of glazing medium and 1/2 tsp. powder tile grout. Another example is 6 tsp. of paint, 3 tsp. of glazing medium and 1 tsp. of powder tile grout..
•Use a magnetic primer under your chalkboard paint for a magnetic chalkboard..
•If you are applying the chalkboard paint to a small area such as a section of a door, or message board, mix only 1 cup of paint, making more if needed. For larger areas, simply increase the amount of paint and un-sanded tile grout proportionally..
•Remember, grout dries quickly. Make your "paint" in small batches at a time as it does not keep well.
This one is from Country Living.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
This one combines two of my obsessions at the moment- chalk board paint AND Barn Doors. Swoon!
This one is from Hose Beautiful
Better homes and Gardens
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Here are a few inspirational images I have stumbled upon. Notice the chalk isnt just for the kiddos. In fact, I am certain the kids won't be drawing on these walls at my house (A mom has to have a few toys of her own right?) Check it out:
Thursday, January 13, 2011
You see? I wasn't exaggerating. Its pretty hideous. That's why I allow all the art work and magnets... to act as a barrier to the ugly. Now you can understand, to my delight while browsing on the Internet today, why I was so elated to find this little piece of copycat fodder on the Blog of the Old Painted Cottage. It just screams, "You can do this!!! I will liberate you from your ugly refrigerator in a cost effective and (here's my favorite part) beautiful way!"Are you ready for it?
Isn't it brilliant? I love it all but I especially love the hardware. I'm a sucker for massive hinges and pulls. And after reading how she did it I'm excited because I think I could totally master this on a lazy Saturday. (Sorry Kids... next Saturday is now deemed Cooler Saturday. Anything you need to consume will be located in the designated cooler of the day.)
So what do you think? Is it worthy of a future dyi?
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Can you imagine inserting title pages from your favorite antique books, cherished heirloom photos and charming block prints of images that make your heart go a flutter- all on one gorgeous lamp? I will call it my amazing, luminescent, memory carousel. :)
Monday, January 10, 2011
So here are a few that have caught my eye:
Friday, January 7, 2011
After searching the kingdom over for inspiration, my heart lept for joy when I found this beautiful Pottery Barn winter mantle scape:
Isn't it stunning? I love the layers, the mix of metals and winter white and the warm glow from the candles. There is just one problem- the eggs. I dont like them and they are deffintely spring not winter so I'll have to winterize it and make it my own. I also have a new years resolution that applies to this project. Mr Copycat and I have resolved to be better with our money this year so all Copycats big and small can enjoy more things together as a family. For me, that means a few less shopping trips and re purposing and reusing design items I already have to create my design visions for as little money as possible.
Lets take a look at the design elements from a copycat perspective:
So with my new year's resolutions on my mind and a list made from the items shown above, I set out to find the items I needed hidden in my house and buried in my garage.
I found everything I needed. A few years ago I had bought a twig candelabra that I just adored and painted it white. That will be my centerpiece. I also found a few candlestick holders- white wood, glass and pewter at garage sales and have used them all over my house. I also unburied a few apothecary jars and borrowed a few battery operated candles from my bedroom. As for the nature elements, I just nabbed a few twigs lying around beneath the oak tree in my back yard and tied it all together using a few pages out of an old book. Here's how it turned out:
And I put together a collage of my favorite parts:
Here's a side by side comparison:
I am so happy with my January Pottery barn inspired mantlescape and how it turned out and am now writing my post by its warm, wintry glow.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
In the posts that are to follow I am going to attempt to share with you my decorating journey of turning the bare walls, naked windows, over-crowded and cluttered spaces into a beautiful, peaceful, and cozy home.
The posts may be infrequent, as having 4 kids at home can run me in 30 bazillion (ask my kids, its a number) different directions but I promise, when I do post, it will be informative, inspirational and insightful.


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I love making my own muffins, because I know what's in them. In this case, only wholesome ingredients and very few calories---160 each to be exact. This recipe, adapted from Cooking Light Magazine, is a real keeper. I am especially fond of the cherry gingerbread variation below. The muffin's texture is perfection--slightly dense, but not dry because the banana and yogurt keep it moist. Be sure to measure the flour lightly. as I’ve stated in the recipe. If you don’t, they can be dry. I always store overripe bananas in the freezer. They look like s---, literally, but their flavor is fabulous. (Did I really say that?! I'm coming to realize that there is a part of me that likes to shock. Life can be so dull otherwise.) But there is nothing dull about these muffins. Try them and leave a comment. Thanks.
1 ½ cups whole-wheat flour (about 6 oz.)
¼ cup wheat germ or wheat bran
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup plain regular or Greek low-fat yogurt
½ cup packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 medium ripe banana, mashed (about ½ cup)
1 large egg
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, wheat germ or bran, baking powder, baking soda and salt until blended.
Melt butter in a small skillet over medium; cook 90 seconds or until browned and fragrant, swirling pan frequently. In a medium bowl, whisk butter, yogurt, sugar, vanilla, banana, and egg in a bowl. Add yogurt mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups filling almost to the top.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 to 23 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Invert pan onto a wire rack; turn muffins right side up and cool completely.
To MAKE AHEAD: Store at room temperature for 2 days, refrigerate for 3 days or freeze.
Makes 12 muffins.
Variation: CHERRY GINGERBREAD MUFFINS
Stir ½ cup chopped dried cherries, 1/3 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger and ¼ tsp. ground allspice into the batter.

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ATLAS is ready and waiting for collisions
The first long shutdown of the Large Hadron Collider has now ended, after two years of intense but careful activity refurbishing and improving many aspects of ATLAS, mirroring the work to prepare the LHC for collisions at the new energy of 13 TeV.
Press Statement | 6 April 2015
Latest ATLAS results on the Higgs Boson
On 17 March, ATLAS presented their latest Higgs physics results at an LHC seminar at CERN from data collected during the LHC's first run. The updated results include searches for the Higgs boson in association with top quarks, measurements of the spin and parity, and improved and combined coupling measurements, all showing good compatibility with Standard Model predictions. These results are also being presented at the 50th Rencontres de Moriond ElectroWeak conference, in La Thuile, Italy, this week.
News | 19 March 2015
LHC experiments join forces to zoom in on the Higgs boson
Press Statement | 17 March 2015
ATLAS physicist wins L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science award
Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli is one of the five laureates of the L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards this year.
News | 12 March 2015
ATLAS' Higgs ML Challenge data open to public
The dataset from the ATLAS Higgs Machine Learning Challenge has been released on the CERN Open Data Portal.
News | 5 March 2015
Winners of the ATLAS Thesis Awards announced
Six PhD students were announced as the winners of the ATLAS Thesis Awards 2014 from 28 nominations received. The winners – Andrew Chisholm, Kun Liu, Marcus Morgenstern, Priscilla Pani, Dennis Perepelitsa, and James Saxon – were given certificates and an engraved glass model of the ATLAS detector during a ceremony on 19 February 2015 at CERN, Geneva.
News | 27 February 2015
Second ATLAS PhD Grants
The recipients of the second ATLAS PhD Grant were announced last week. The three young ATLAS physicists – Danijela Bogavac, Silvia Fracchia, and Declan Millar – were given certificates at a small ceremony at CERN, Geneva.
News | 23 February 2015
Handing In the ATLAS Keys
After completing more than 250 work packages concerning the whole detector and experimental site, the ATLAS and CERN teams involved with Long Shutdown 1 (LS1) operations are now wrapping things up before starting the commissioning phase in preparation for the Large Hadron Collider's restart. The giant detector is now more efficient, safer and even greener than ever thanks to the huge amount of work carried out over the past two years.
News | 8 December 2014
For five days last week, 110 ATLAS collaborators worked in 10 different shifts to help clean and inspect the detector and the cavern that houses it before the toroid magnets are turned on.
News | 5 December 2014
The ATLAS experiment on Scholarpedia
An overview of the ATLAS experiment written by physicists Monica Dunford and Peter Jenni has been published on Scholarpedia. The article is the first in the series on experimental high-energy physics that the editors of the subject hope to host on the website.
News | 3 December 2014
Join the Higgs Hunt
Higgs Hunters, the first particle physics venture on Zooniverse, a citizen science project, has been launched in collaboration with the University of Oxford, New York University and the ATLAS Experiment. Higgs Hunters invites online volunteers to participate in studying the properties of the new boson, which may hold clues as to what lies beyond our current understanding of the universe.
News | 1 December 2014
Machine Learning Wins the Higgs Challenge
The winner of the four-month long Higgs Machine Learning Challenge, launched on 12 May, is Gábor Melis from Hungary, followed closely by Tim Salimans from The Netherlands and Pierre Courtiol from France. They will receive cash prizes, sponsored by Paris-Saclay Centre for Data Science and Google, of $7000, $4000, and $2000 respectively. The three winners have been invited to participate at the Neural Information Processing Systems conference on 13 December in Canada.
News | 20 November 2014
ATLAS Awards Achievements in Run 1
The ATLAS Outstanding Achievement Awards 2014 were given on 9 October to five individuals or teams of physicists and engineers for their contributions during the Large Hadron Collider's first run in all areas of ATLAS except physics analyses.
News | 21 October 2014
Five schools virtually visit ATLAS, CMS and IceCube
The ATLAS and CMS experiments hosted a virtual visit together with the IceCube Experiment in the South Pole for students from five different European schools on 2 October. The visit allowed the students to interact with researchers in both the LHC experiments and the IceCube experiment. The virtual visit was a second event in the Open Discovery Space project series' 'Bringing Frontier Science to Schools'.
News | 15 October 2014
ATLAS Physicist Wins Young Scientist Prize
For her contribution toward the discovery of the Higgs boson, Kerstin Tackmann was awarded the Young Scientist Prize in Particle Physics 2014 by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.
News | 21 August 2014
Second anniversary of the Higgs boson discovery!
It’s been two years since the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN jointly announced the discovery of a new boson consistent with the Higgs particle of the Standard Model. Since then, the Higgs boson has been intensely examined. We’ve measured its spin, its mass, its lifetime, and observed its decay into bosons and fermions. In the next run of the Large Hadron Collider, we hope to learn more about how it interacts with other particles and to make many more precise measurements of its properties. By doing, we hope to extend the limits of our current understanding of the fundamental components of nature, and to seek clues for discovery.
News | 4 July 2014
Music of the "LHC"
The ATLAS & CMS experiments celebrate the second anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson. Here, are some images of the path from the LHC's startup to the Nobel Prize, featuring a musical composition by Roger Zare, performed by the Donald Sinta Quartet, called 'LHC'. Happy Discovery Day!
News | 4 July 2014
The Symphony of ATLAS
Bringing the nine-storey high, many-layered ATLAS detector back to life and preparing it for the Large Hadron Collider's next run is a complex task. Each sub-detector is setup and thoroughly tested before they are joined and the detector as a whole can begin recording data again.
News | 23 June 2014
Are You Up for the Higgs Challenge?
It's been four weeks since the four-month long Higgs Machine Learning Challenge was announced. Almost 700 teams have signed up and more than 200 have beaten the in-house benchmark already.
News | 16 June 2014
Higgs Mass to String Balls
ATLAS presented new results at the Large Hadron Collider Physics (LHCP) Conference in Columbia University, New York, 2 to 7 June. Many new searches and improved measurements were presented, among which were an updated Higgs boson mass measurement, a search for double Higgs boson production and new searches for Supersymmetry and exotic phenomena.
News | 6 June 2014
A New Sub Detector for ATLAS
Closest to the beam pipe where particle collisions will occur in the very heart of ATLAS, a new sub-detector – the Insertable B-Layer – was put in place on 7 May. The IBL team had been developing and practicing the insertion procedure and tooling for two years because of the operation’s delicate nature.
News | 2 June 2014
New results from ATLAS at Quark Matter 2014
ATLAS has prepared a variety of new results for the Quark Matter 2014 conference using lead-lead (Pb+Pb) and proton-lead (p+Pb) data collected during Run1.
News | 30 May 2014
ATLAS Book Wins the IPPY Awards
"Hunting the Higgs", published by Papadakis Publishers in collaboration with the ATLAS Experiment won the Bronze prize in the Science category of the Independent Publisher Book Awards.
News | 29 May 2014
"A hard day, with so much beauty"
ATLAS physicists travelled with Physics Without Frontiers 2014, a project run by International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), to three Palestinian universities this April to share the joy of scientific research with 140 students.
News | 13 May 2014


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Oziomachi: Unlocking Investment Opportunities….calls for investment in Cashew, Bush Mango, Palm, and Cocoa Value Chains in Bende North State Constituency
Bende North, a region known for its rich agricultural heritage, is emerging as a hotspot for investment opportunities in the cashew, bush mango, palm, and cocoa value chains. With its favorable climate, fertile soil, and abundant natural resources, this region presents a promising landscape for investors looking to tap into the agricultural sector. In this article, we delve into the potential investment opportunities and the economic significance of these value chains in Bende North.
Cashew Value Chain:
Bende North boasts a thriving cashew value chain, with its vast plantations producing high-quality cashew nuts. The region’s favorable climate and soil conditions contribute to the superior taste and quality of the cashews. Investors can explore opportunities in cashew processing, packaging, and export, as the demand for cashew products continues to rise globally. Additionally, the establishment of cashew processing factories in Bende North can create employment opportunities and boost the local economy.
Bush Mango Value Chain:
The bush mango, also known as “Ogbono,” is a highly sought-after commodity in both local and international markets. Bende North is blessed with an abundance of bush mango trees, making it an ideal location for investment in the bush mango value chain. Investors can consider setting up processing units for the extraction of bush mango seeds, which are used in various culinary applications and pharmaceutical products. By investing in this value chain, entrepreneurs can tap into the growing demand for bush mango products and contribute to the economic growth of the region.
Palm Value Chain:
Palm oil is a versatile and widely consumed commodity, and Bende North’s palm plantations offer immense potential for investment in the palm value chain. The region’s fertile soil and favorable climatic conditions make it an ideal location for palm oil production. Investors can explore opportunities in palm oil processing, refining, and marketing. Additionally, the by-products of palm oil, such as palm kernel oil and palm kernel cake, have various industrial applications, further enhancing the investment potential in this value chain.
Cocoa Value Chain:
Bende North is also known for its cocoa production, with its plantations yielding high-quality cocoa beans. The global demand for cocoa and its by-products, such as cocoa powder and cocoa butter, continues to grow steadily. Investors can consider establishing cocoa processing units to meet this demand. By investing in the cocoa value chain, entrepreneurs can contribute to the development of the local cocoa industry, create employment opportunities, and enhance the region’s economic growth.
Bende North presents a wealth of investment opportunities in the cashew, bush mango, palm, and cocoa value chains. The region’s favorable climate, fertile soil, and abundant natural resources make it an attractive destination for agricultural investments. By tapping into these value chains, investors can contribute to the economic development of the region, create employment opportunities, and meet the growing global demand for these agricultural commodities. Bende North is poised to become a hub for agricultural investments, offering a promising future for those looking to capitalize on its potential.
Hence, the constant call be the lawmaker representing Bende North constituency, Abia state for investment.
Oziomachi Media Team
*We chose to be salt and light*


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Ride & Camp was a travelling project for 2019 which has consisted of getting in touch with partners from Central and South-Eastern Europe to create forums for dialogue and artistic initiatives.
It was all about being on the road and connecting our starting point with several destinations of Central and South-Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Albania, Kosovo, Switzerland…), by taking with us what constitutes the company “Un loup pour l’homme”: its members, shows, vehicles, know-how, interest in new encounters and sharing as well as its natural taste for celebration.
We were meeting energies, organizations, artists, institutions, here and there. The point was to get to know those who would like to support emergence of contemporary circus in this region. We participated to the global movement by accompanying the development of activities and projects that local actors are implementing, by planting new seeds, encouraging new possible paths.
With our local partners, we created forums of artistic meetings and present our shows, organise workshops, ensure togetherness and make sure we were visible as much as possible and attract the most people at each one of our events. We also encouraged contact with the local community.
Ride&Camp has been led and produced by Un loup pour l’homme, with general support from Teatroskop (a programme initiated by French Institute, Ministry of Culture and Communication and Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs), City of Lille and Région Hauts-de-France within the framework of their partnership with French Institute. Un loup pour l’homme is conventioned by DRAC Hauts-de-France (French Ministry of Culture).
© Ivan PI Marenic
© Timisoara 2021
Contact with partners of the cities perceived as our main stopovers, project co-elaboration
Preparation and production of the prefiguration project
Contact with the partners of other stopover cities
Prefiguration of “Ride & Camp” in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.
Prefiguration assessment and re-writing of the project and action plan for “Ride & Camp 2019”
November 2018 – July 2019
Preparation and production of the project “Ride & Camp 2019”
RIDE & CAMP – Step 1 – Zagreb (Croatia)
> step co-organized with Cirkobalkana team, group of companies working for circus developement in the Balkans : Cirkorama (Zagreb, Croatia), Cirkusfera (Belgrade, Serbia) and Čarobnjakov Šešir (Pula, Croatia)
>With support of French Institute of Croatia and ZPC – Zagrebački Plesni Centar.
> Circle of creativity project is organized with Cirkorama (Zagreb, Croatia), Cirkusfera (Belgrade, Serbia) and Cirkokrog (Ljubljana, Slovenia) with support from the European Commission (Erasmus+ programme)
June and July 2019
RIDE & CAMP – Step 2 – 3 weeks
>Celje (Slovenia) with French Institute of Slovenia, Muzofil, Municipality of Celje and Zavod Celeia
>Novi Sad (Serbia) with Infant festival and Serbian National Theater, with support of French Insti-tute of Serbia
> Pula (Croatia) with festival PUF
> Split (Croatia) with Room 100
> Tirana (Albania) with French Embassy in Albania and Municipality of Tirana
> Pristina (Kosovo) with Oda Teater and HAPU festival
September – october 2019
RIDE & CAMP – Step 3 – 1 month ½
>Tirana (Albania) with French Embassy in Albania and National Circus of Albania
>Belgrade (Serbia) a step co-organised with team of CirkoBalkana, in cooperation of festival BITEF and French Institute of Serbia. The project Circle of Creativity is organised in partnership with Cirkusfera (Serbia), Cirkorama (Croatia) and Cirkokrog (Slovenia).
>Novi Sad (Serbia) with Kultura Nova and OPENS 2019, European capital of youth
>Timisoara (Romania) with The Serious Road Trip / Scoala de Circ Timisoara, French Institute of Romania, and Timisoara 2021, European capital of culture
>Rijeka (Croatia) with festival Periskop
>Arogno (Switzerland) with Cultural Commission of Arogno
>Ste Croix (Switzerland) with the company Ici-bas and school Lezarti’cirque
>Pesmes (France) with Les Forges de Pesmes
Assessment of “Ride & Camp”, in relation to our project partners.


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“I founded Cantina Urbana to pursue a dream: Making Wine.
I wanted to produce a wine revolving around two cornerstones: craftsmanship and conviviality. And so Cantina Urbana was born, which encapsulates these ingredients in a brand.
The idea was to produce wine in the city, to open the doors of the winery to everyone and so share the experience of winemaking.
I put together a group of enlightened “vignerons” friends: real wine artisans, and we created the Wine Collective, united by the same spirit and values: good wines, respectful of nature, without using chemistry pushed to extremes either in the vineyard or in the cellar.
Cantina Urbana is based on passion, taste and accessibility.”
Michele Rimpici, founder of Cantina Urbana.
We have been travelling all over Italy for years seeking out and selecting the best autochthonous varietals. Building on this research, we have created a network of vine-growing friends who grow their vines with devotion, allowing the grapes to give of their best and allowing us to make excellent wines. We have listened to their stories, which tell of the passion of young “revolutionaries”, mature professionals and wise traditionalists who pass on their knowledge for generations. This network of relationships and knowledge allows us today to make special wines, and to bring together the world of quality craft wine with a metropolitan universe open to the world.
Once the raw materials have been carefully selected, we set up small productions based on the final taste we want to realise. We do not use aggressive chemicals in the cellar and we work with very low levels of sulphite; in some cases, we even do without. Our refinements occur spontaneously, in wooden barrels, terracotta amphorae or in steel according to what we think is right for that wine, experimenting, stepping outside the usual canons, and sometimes making mistakes. Together we create the final product step by step.


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ORIENTAL CLUB EXPRESS FAQS
Here is a summary of everything you need to know about this service.
What is the Oriental Club Express?
A premium delivery service that brings a taste of the Oriental Club to your home. It is designed for a minimum of two people and offers two options - the Oriental Curry & the Oriental Western experience. The dishes are freshly pre-prepared by our Chefs and leave the Club flash-frozen in special temperature controlled boxes to ensure they arrive in perfect conditions and at a safe temperature, below 8°C. All dishes can be either cooked in the microwave or pan fried. Cooking instructions, use by dates and all ingredients are enclosed in the packaging.
What does the Oriental Western Express offer?
The Oriental Western Express offers a Seasonal Soup with Mini Sourdough Baguettes and choice of three main dishes - Chicken Chasseur & Pilaf Rice, Beef Cheek Bourguignon & Celeriac Potato Mash or Jerusalem Artichoke Risotto. The offer will vary from time to time. To find out more about the menu and its ingredients, please follow this link.
What does the Oriental Curry Express offer?
The Oriental Curry Express offers a choice of two Curries, Basmati Rice, Dal and Naan Bread. A Selection of Indian Street Food is also available. The Oriental Curry Express selection is completely Gluten Free, apart from the Naan Bread - click here for the full menu and ingredients.
Is it possible to send the Oriental Club Express to friends and family as a gift?
You may send the Oriental Club Express as a gift. Please simply include their name and address when placing the order.
Is it possible to freeze the dishes?
The dishes have been flash frozen prior to dispatch - please do not re-freeze.
How long can the dishes be stored in the fridge for?
All items have a shelf life of a minimum of 3 - 4 days when kept in the fridge. Please refer to the use by date clearly stated on the packaging.
Where do you deliver to?
Anywhere in the UK Mainland. Please note that for some postcodes the delivery may take up to 72 hours from the time of order: please see reference ma below, Zone A is 48 hours delivery time and Zone B is 72 hours. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.org for further details and full list of postcodes with corresponding delivery time.
When will I receive my order?
All orders must be placed before 6.30pm for delivery within 48 hours (from the time of the order) - please see the guidance table below for detailed delivery information.
How much is the delivery?
For both Oriental Curry & Western Express the delivery cost of £3.50 applies. We recommend ordering for delivery a day in advance for special occasions to ensure you receive your order in good time.
What if I miss the first delivery attempt? Is the food still safe to eat?
If the first delivery attempt is not successful, DPD will deliver the order on the following working day. The package is designed to keep the contents at a same temperature below 8°C for more than 48 hours. If the temperature is above 8°C, please do not consume and contact email@example.com.
Is it possible to select a specific delivery date?
Orders are delivered within 48 hours of the order being placed - see table above for detailed delivery information. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer specific delivery dates. However, you will receive an email on the morning on your chosen delivery day advising your two hour delivery slot. We recommend ordering for delivery a day in advance for special occasions to ensure you receive your order in good time.
Is the packaging recyclable?
The cardboard is made of 95% recycled materials. Our packaging sleeves and plastic pouches are widely recyclable (please check the recycling guidance from your local authority for more information). The cool packs are incredibly durable and may be re-used.