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The Distress Spritzer? well, not REALLY…..
This is one of those posts that is a weird confluence of events. Someone once asked me Where do your ideas come from? I thought for fun I would document it – the steps may be unique, but the process isn't. It's just the way my mind works and the benefit of a messy desk Feel free to just look at the photos – they should tell you all you REALLY need to know.
1. I got an email from a UKS sponsor announcing they had received the new Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer.
The more I looked at it the more I was convinced I had one. Not that exact thing, but something pretty similar. So I had a bit of a hunt and sure enough, in with my stamping markers (a drawer not opened since I got my Copics) there it was.
This has to be 15-20 years old – I know I got it while in the USA so it would have to be. I had a check for the name and while I see the odd reference to it they no longer sell it that I can find.
2. I popped a few random markers in to it. One thing I can see is that mine seems to be lacking the inner liner for the pen-holder. Not a big deal, it works well enough without it but I could always as one of those rubber pencil grips to super thin pens and I bet that would do the trick.
3. As I was looking across my desk, my eye landed on one of my watercolour brush pens. I thought, I wonder….
Now, I only have maybe two watercolour brush pens. I've meant to buy some, after seeing Dyan from Art from the Heart show how she has as many water brush pens as she has colours of Dylusions and she uses them to colour with. But I just never got around to it. Deep in the back of my mind I had a tickle. I KNEW that somewhere, probably in DDs "art cupboard" I had some kids version of the waterbrushes. And guess what? Not only did I have them, I found them.
I know we got them maybe 8-10 years ago at Costco. Some of them are fairly empty. I deconstructed one of them, thinking I could just replace the cheap ink with good ink, although I thought as the Dylusions aren't waterproof either, I might as well just pick one or two of the near-empty ones to play with and use up the rest of the ink with mixed media stuff rather than just empty them.
There is no seal on the pens, which surprises me as it's for the kids market. I would expect them to be sealed and you would need to buy new ones once these ran out. But no, they disassemble just fine.
I tossed out the cartridge and the little slim tube. For use with the spritzer you don't WANT to slow the flow, like you would with a potentially messy pen, with kids, so I binned the cartridge and the tube.
5. And then, of course, there is WHITE.
Using the spritzer gives you a way more controlled spray than the spray bottle does, so you would use this for either the Acrylic ink OR the Dylusions for this sort of scatter.
So there you go. I'm still in my jammies and my hands are covered with ink and paint, and my stamp-storage tower (with the wood-mount stamps, where the Blitzer was hiding) is pretty much dumped out on the floor, but now I have a new toy to play with, a whole heap of waterbrushes, a bunch of ink to use up, and it's only just after 9 AM. Or was when I started typing….
And Texas Flood is playing from my playlist, the accident payment has been sent, DH is back from his conference, so no school run, and the house is pretty tidy (well, downstairs, anyway) and the laundry done. Where can the day go from here? Downhill, probably, but I can always hope ….
Categories: art journal, New from Old, stencils, tips & finds | Tags: art techniques, how-to, inks | Permalink.
After I did the fairly extensive set of reviews of the Cricut Mini and Craft Room, I was told I could keep the machine. That was a bit of a surprise, as I had already disconnected it and gone back to using my ancient original Cricut. It's pretty much stayed in the box till now. But I wanted a stencil of a particular shape and I thought I remembered there was something suitable amongst the images so I dragged it out again and plugged it in.
I'm not going to lie – the process is a little fiddly, but as a few visitors commented they quite liked the resulting stencil I though I would take a moment to explain how I made it, what image I used (and what cart contains it) and maybe give others the idea of how they can create their own unique tools.
I know that text is small but at the bottom you can see the cart from the list and the image (circled in blue) and I'll explain the red items as I go.
First, open your new file and add the original image – the big blue scalloped circle.
That shows you the outline of the image. Anything you click on will be hidden and will NOT cut. In this case I simply hid the scalloped circle . It grey's out so you know it's hidden.
The darker lines are the cut lines and the greyed out lines will disappear when you Exit.
One complaint I have about Craft Room is the couple of useful commands that don't appear. Maybe it's there and I just don't have it triggered in some TOOL menu or another, but it would be REALLY helpful to have a SCALE option, so you can scale things by a percent. Instead I copy the cut-selection and duplicate it then scale it so the circles nest, by eye by dragging in the corner. The + in the red circle denotes the exact centre of the image. This is critical to line things up absolutely and keep your circle from looking wonky – although that might be the look you want and if so, just line it up off center how you want. This is where I would LOVE to have an ALIGN option to centre each circle at the absolute middle with a click. Since I can't do that, I instead make use of the grid of the mat. I simply line up that + at a grid-intersection. If you have it lined up exactly, the + will totally disappear, as the lines are thinner that the bold grid lines. Can you get that from this shot?
If you cut if from fairly heavy cardstock, as I did, you should be able to easily use it as a stencil, either for spray inks or modelling paste. As it isn't washable, with paste I just scrape it really well – so long a there is not clots of paste that harden on it, you should be able to use it again and again. And if it does get ruined, just make sure you save the project in Craft Room and you can quickly cut another at a later date.
And again, easy to repeat that and scatter the ovals across the page. The point is you can easily design unique-to-you tools for use in your mixed media projects. It's just a matter of looking at the images you have available to you and considering how you can adjust them to suit your purposes. There are SO MANY images available via Craft Room and the ways you can alter them are endless.
Categories: Cricut Craft Room, Cricut Mini, stencils, tutorial | Tags: Cricut Mini, how-to, Stencil | Permalink.
Then I had to pop out for the school run (and am just about to leave for the pick up then ice skating) but in the meantime I got most of the plan for the completed page sorted, some of the elements created and arranged, so it's just sticking it down now.
The number strip was one I cut, as are the little chevron bots, and the title was from my sheet of prints. The coffee filter doily was cut with the Cheery Lynn die I showed yesterday and I did find the brown filters, so you can see they DO produce a "kraft" coloured doily and I look forward to using them at some point, although not on THIS page.
Heard back from DH too, with the good news that the planned WOYWW crop, although conflicting with one of his chili cook-offs, shouldn't be an issue. Phew. Now I just need to be thinking about my ATCs….. How did it come around so FAST?? I'll possibly not manage too many visits today but will hope to meander around the desk-list over the next few days.
If you watched the video I embedded yesterday you will have noticed a little doily was part of her cluster. Now, I am not much of a doily kinda gal, I have never intentionally bought them (although have had a couple sent as part of a kit I once got) but I did like the softness they added. I wasn't about to go buy them, figuring I might not actually use them – I have a bad habit of slightly obsessing over something or another then go totally off it in a flash. I might go off the idea of using a doily AFTER I bought a huge pack of them, who knows?
So I cast my eye around my cluttered craft room and it landed on my pile o' coffee filters. One of the things about doilies is the texture of them – plain old printer paper, or even light cardstock was in no way going to give the same effect, to my mind. But coffee filters? – yeah baby!
I have two Cheery Lynn dies that look pretty much like traditional doilies. One is about 4 inches across and the other about 5 inches.
First I trimmed off the bumpy area and then opened them out.
The 4″ inch one, shown below, JUST fits these filters and the 5″ one fits enough to make it worth cutting – I cut 3 or 4 layers and they cut well using my Grand Calibur and the round shim I made for these dies ages ago.
The absorbent coffee filter takes spray ink nicely, like a "real" doily would, and works well enough as a mask too – see it there to the side?
But what I really think is cool is using the brown (we say Kraft!) coloured coffee filters to make kraft coloured doilies! Nifty. Unfortunately I'm all out of brown filters (or DH ran out of filters at the office and took them there) but I know you can imagine them. Brown doesn't work for this particular cluster but I am anxious to try it. And DANG! I was JUST at the store…. Ah well….
Categories: die-cuts | Tags: how-to | Permalink.
A great little trick ….
As a result of al that I haven't made anywhere NEAR the planned progress, but I did discover a little trick that I thought I would pass on. I am SO doing this all the time now!
When I am making a layout, be it traditional or mixed media, I always layer and cluster piles of things. Laura, from crop, calls me the Queen of Layers. Not sure that is true, there are others who do it way better than me, but I will acknowledge it is def. part of my style. Problem is I am always shuffling things around and I often get it all set up perfectly then when I come to sticking it all down I get a piece turned around or something out of order and then I look at the final result and slap my forehead and go DOH! WELL, a simple staple is all that is needed!
This keeps everything as you want it to be, but the edges are all still free, so you can easily slip other layers into the gaps and play around with them to your heart's content without losing the basic structure of the cluster!
Isn't that genius? I find that the base is not going to be something I want to shift – once the photo is on top I'm happy with the overall SHAPE and it's just slipping in a strip of this, a label or tag end of that, etc.
OK, so it isn't this A May Zing technique, but it is one of those super nifty little tricks that just make the process so much easier. And if I WERE to change my mind, there is only one staple to remove to free it all up again.
As you can see I have the next folder ready for its base of paper, before I start building in the colour with inks and sprays and paint and stamps and masks. I may try to get all that stuck down before dashing off to collect DD so I can begin work in earnest in the morning, but not sure I'm done with sorting out the insurance stuff quite yet so it may have to wait.
Poor DH. He leaves town for a few days and CRASH BANG WALLOP – so typical. Just thankful if there was a car accident in the cards, it was one as minor (albeit annoying) as this one and not something far worse. Thanking my lucky stars….
Categories: scrap related, tips & finds, Uncategorized | Tags: Layouts, scrapbooking | Permalink.
Very excited! I tried doing a mixed media layout on one of the file folders but using the whole surface for a "double page" spread. At first I thought I might try crossing the centre divide with the photo but as it will fold, I am not sure that will work as well as it does with the single pages, as with a traditional 2 x 12×12 layout. In the end this is what I came up with.
I managed to use mostly some scraps, a Gelli print, some of the cut and gesso-covered swirls and some fabric ivy I've had kicking about to ages.
Love how the swirls turned out, although the colour here isn't as bright as it should be. Can you see I dry-brushed some Gesso onto the ivy and stamped over it?
Here is a better shot of the swirl. Again, it's hard to see but I edged the papers first with a smudge of Gesso, then a thick application of a deep violet paint. See how crusty it looks?
I did the same with the chipboard stencil letters.
Now I need to weigh it down to make it as flat as can be, then test the back-to-back sticking. Wish me luck! I sure hope it works out like I hope it will….
Categories: mixed media, scrap related | Tags: mini-albums, mixed media, scrapbooking | Permalink.
I often start something without a clear idea of the final outcome. I mean I have an IDEA, but not a vision of the final piece. I tend to riffle thru my stash and the debris on my desk and that leads me where the piece wants to go. Problem is I have a LOT of stuff, but I never seem to have EXACTLY what I see in my head. For example, I like embossed resist papers – I don't own a single one. I love big swirls, but I've pretty much used up all the chipboard ones I've acquired over the years. When I think Oh that would work there… I am then too lazy or too engrossed in the process to stop, switch gears, and make something specifically for the piece I am working on. And my pockets are just not deep enough to buy everything I would like to have on hand.
Thinking about stuff I wish I had, I thought I would take a day and MAKE things that I know I will use, get them all ready to go and then when I think a lovely swirl will fill that space perfectly… I just grab it.
So I did two things. First I grabbed lots of plain white heavy cardstock. I stamped a bunch of border stamps and embossed them with white embossing powder. I made a couple of sheets, mixing up thin and fat borders.
Now, when I am layering up clusters of papers and embellishments, and I think a little embossed resist strip will add just the texture I want, I only have to grab the sheet, cut out one, spritz with a bit of ink to match….
then maybe stamp over it with some Distress ink. That whisks away from the embossing, and the strip is ready to tuck into a layered group.
For a selection of swirls and some die cut border pieces (if I want more texture) I went to my Cricut mini and Craft room. I figure as long as I am cutting, why not make a morning of it? LOL!
I set up the mat and went crazy.
I also did a mat of borders and one of banners. Then I thought to myself should I cut two of each to stick together, for a more chipboard-like piece? When I mist or ink or paint these they are going to droop and flop, even out of heavy heavy card. I had an idea. A bit like the acrylic medium technique for sealing things, I thought why not seal them with a coat of Gesso? It will give them a little more body and then they will be ready for adding to mixed media style things in my file folder book.
I brayered the Gesso on to the Gelli plate and laid on the piece – yes, I know the bigger plate would make more sense, but the small one was what was on my desk. Told you I was lazy….
Brayering over the back coated both sides. In the end I had a stack of them drying.
I didn't waste the Gesso either. I pulled a print off the plate and used the spray inks on it. Cool.
And I still have the waste from the cut-outs. They will surely work for stencils and the cardstock is thick enough they will work with modelling paste as well, at least a few times as they are in no way washable!
Oh and I forgot to mention…that doily sort of thing on the embossing sheet? That is actually a cup coaster!
Categories: die-cuts, mixed media, New from Old, stamping | Tags: art journal, Gelli plate, how-to, scrapbooking, stamps | Permalink.
Yesterday turned into the day from hell. I made the mistake of trying to clear a bit more space on my desk, which lead me to look at my super-messy stencils and stamps and think they needed cleaning. And that led me to the chaos of my stamps in general, then to the pile of need-to-mount stamps, and…you get the picture. Add shopping and skating and some time with DD and it was a fairly non-productive, craft-wise, day.
I DID do the title for the last page. I love how it turned out. I first picked the word from a bag of random chipboard letters and stuck them to a bit of paper.
I smeared on some modelling paste then pressed a grid into it.
and stuck them on. Yummy. I think it really balances and finishes the page off nicely.
It MIGHT benefit from a bit more ink or spray ink under the title but I'm not sure. I may think on it….
Now a few WOYWW return visits to finish up then on to the next one.
Categories: art, mixed media, scrap related | Tags: art techniques, mixed media, scrapbooking | Permalink.
The chaos on my desk is unreal. But pretty standard so far as WOYWW goes LOL!
The mixed media remnant cover it, but I've cleared a space and picked out my next photo! I have to finish the title on the last page then this one is the one I will attack next.
Looking forward to my visits this week – I always find such inspiration!


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This is an easy & quick DIY project. These are great for unique presents or just something for the kids to do at home for their own rooms. Even perfect for keepsake toys that you don't want to throw out. The list is endless.
Simply paint the board or decorate as desired. I chose to glue a piece of craft paper to my board. Allow to dry.
Glue down figurine and extra materials. Some figurines might require a different method such as being screwed down. Ensure the wood that you choose is the right thicken for the screw to go through the wood and toy.
Attach framing hook to the back and hang on wall.
Notes... I am a very crafty person so have loads of supplies, you may have to visit a few shops to retrieve supplies. I added on Kindy glitz around the flowers and on the ponies hair for finishing touches. The Pony I used is also a keepsake toy from when I was young so the feet looked a little discoloured. I simply put glitter over the feet to make shoes to hide it. There is no right or wrong way for decorating these pieces, just have fun.
Very cool way for the kids to decorate their own rooms.
I wish I was crafty!
Making them with my girls they will want all their toys on it ha ha ha ha!!!
A very pretty wall hanging for a young girl,thanks!
Gosh this is sooo pretty and so very creative with endless options and outcomes. Thanks so much for sharing.
This is actually so cool! You can't even purchase kids artwork that's this cute! I have a niece that would love me to make this exact artwork with the pony!!
What fun for the budding artists in the world. Thank you for sharing your wonderful idea.
My daughter just gasped at this picture – what a fabulous idea!
perfect wall hanging – how the kids will love these!
It looks really great! Thanks so much for sharing!
This looks so beautiful. My daughters will love this !!


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Mark Bembridge, CEO & Founder of Smartology, featured in Marketing Tech Week this week discussing how contextualisation is key when it comes to overcoming the adblocking problem.
However, goes on to say that he believes the situation can be turned round. We take the approach that there is such a thing as good advertising; branded content that informs the reader and enhances their online experience.
"As audiences become increasingly frustrated with the one-size-fits-all approach to advertising it puts content where it counts.
For example, instead of being interrupted with an ad such as a full-screen takeover that is unrelated to the content they had selected to view, someone reading an article on Japanese bonds would also see on the right-hand side of their screen a piece of branded thought-leadership material on the same topic.


A very stout and sturdy variety which makes it ideal for coping with wind and rain. The well formed flowers appear in mid season a very light creamy yellow and gradually fade to white as they age. Because it is relatively short it is perfect for filling pots so you can enjoy them close up.


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This beautiful contemporary 4 bedroom, 3 bath home is in a semi-private setting on 1.2 acres. Features include: an open concept living room with a two-sided fireplace, a dining area, a kitchen and a sunroom. The first-floor features also include two bedrooms, a full bath and a laundry/mudroom. The second floor features a loft sitting area, a fourth bedroom or studio/office and a master bedroom suite. The lower level has an at grade walk out. The large finished rec room features a gorgeous bar and a full bath! The home is in a low traffic cul-de-sac which makes for a quiet and comfortable location. You will enjoy the rolling greens surrounding you, making this home peaceful inside and out. It is located close to the MD line for an easy commute range. Now offering a $10,000 Decorating Allowance with acceptable offer! Call for details!
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When you mention Arizona to most people, their first reaction is "OOHH. the heat is dreadful. Phoenix is a desert." Understandable. But it's not an accurate description of the whole state. Many Many MANY variations in the terrain here. Snowy mountain peaks, flat land desert, lush canyons with flowing creeks. All here. Just have you look for it. I went hiking with my father and a couple friends through Sycamore canyon. It's still basically winter-ish. The trees are just now starting to push and there are little patches of green everywhere. Spring in here.


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HomeNewsAltcoinsTether Fires Back At "Flawed" Study, Says Coin is Backed By USD Again
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Tether Fires Back At "Flawed" Study, Says Coin is Backed By USD Again
Tether has responded to what it describes as a "flawed" paper written by academics from the University of Texas and Ohio State University, which claimed that a single address on the Bitfinex exchange was responsible for manipulating the surge in Bitcoin value in 2017.
Tether Claims Study Was Lacking in Data
Professor John Griffin and Amin Shams analyzed over 200 gigabits of data relating to the transaction history between Bitcoin and Tether and found that the surge in value in late 2017 was attributable to one large trader, or a whale in the crypto world, but the identity of the investor remains unknown.
In a statement released on Thursday, Tether has said that the academics' claims are "built on a house of cards" and are unsubstantiated due to a lack of a complete dataset. "As an example of one of many deficiencies, the authors openly admit they do not have accurate data on the crucial timing of transactions or the flow of capital across different exchanges. This critical lack of information means they are unable to establish a valid sequence of events through which the alleged manipulation could have happened."
Tether Market Manipulation
However, the concerns that Tether has manipulated the crypto markets have been around for a number of years. Last month, Tether, and its sister company Bitfinex, were accused of orchestrating "the largest bubble in human history" in a class-action suit. The case alleges that the two companies, and a number of affiliated entities, manipulated the crypto market out of up to $1.4 trillion USD by printing unbacked coins.
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Tether has regularly flipped-flopped on its stance that its coin is backed 1:1 with fiat currencies. In February, while under investigation from the Department of Justice, the company changed its stance from saying that every token was "1:1 backed to the dollar" to say that its reserves "from time to time may include other assets." There was a further walk back in April when one of its lawyers said it was actually only 74% backed by cash or cash equivalents.
In yesterday's statement, Tether has said that its token is backed by reserves, but did not specify what those reserves were.
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Stellar (XLM) Soars 18% as 55 Billion Tokens are Burned
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One of the most interesting events in the crypto sphere in the New Year has been the strong gains that have been generated by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin SV (BSV). One pattern that can be discerned …
Chainlink (LINK) is Outperforming Bitcoin: Here are the Key Drivers
The crypto space is again back in the news after having had a turbulent period in the second half of 2019 and one of the crypto tokens that has come to attention recently is Chainlink …
Bitcoin SV (BSV) Jumps Another 28%: Gains 55% So Far in 2020
The crypto space has had a bit of a rollercoaster ride over the course of the past year, during which many cryptocurrencies have had their time in the sun, and one of the more notables …
Bitfinex and Tether Lawsuit Revised After Plaintiffs Drop Action
Controversial cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and its sister stablecoin issuer Tether have had a lawsuit against them withdrawn by two plaintiffs and re-filed with the addition of a new plaintiff.
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We met at a bar (the good 'ol fashioned way!). He proposed on our rooftop (where we ended our wedding day photo session!). Our rings both have rose gold in them. I wanted to feel like myself on my wedding day. I also wanted to look my best and I think the dress did the trick! We love our wedding photos at Loews Regency. For Colin, he chose his suit because it is the suit he bought in Thailand, a trip we took after we got engaged. I wanted something simple, yet classic. We didn't many decorations. We chose the venue because there are fantastic views 40-stories high and the ballroom at the Loews was also beautiful. It was perfect for our wedding photos at Loews Regency. We wanted to keep it simple yet elegant. Our reception was a Sunday Brunch with mimosa bar, omelet station and french toast. The ballroom has a nice little outdoor balcony behind it which was a nice little spot for our guests to enjoy some fresh air. The food was so good and the atmosphere was even better. It was low-key, yet elegant which created an elevated experience.


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Most nursing assistant certification programs in Pennsylvania are a few hundred dollars. There are some programs that will exceed $1000. The cost of training should not deter you from starting a career as a CNA. You should take the time to search for potential free cna training options that might be available to you. Scroll down to see our list of free training options in PA.
Contact the local unemployment office or other job placement and training offices if you are currently out of work. They should be able to point you in the direction of any programs for which you might qualify that would cover the cost of your CNA training. You should also look into any potential programs available to you if you are currently receiving welfare benefits.
You can apply for employer-sponsored training with any nursing care facilities that offer such options. Many nursing care providers and some other healthcare providers offer free training for individuals who will then agree to be employed by the facility for several months or more. This is certainly an option to consider if you want to be guaranteed employment without needing to pay for your cna training.
You can receive reimbursement for the cost of your training if you are hired by a nursing care facility after you received your certification. Medicare and Medicaid certified facilities must offer you this benefit if they hire you in 12 months or less after you received your certification. Retain all your receipts for expenses if you are paying for certification on your own initially.
It is quite possible that you could qualify to receive assistance to pay for your nursing assistant training if you served in the armed forces. The military offers various training and educational benefits to former military men and women. Contact the benefits officer for your military benefits to determine if you can access financial assistance to pay for your nursing assistant training.


After a long day at the skate park. You sat down on the bench and fell asleep. When you woke up, you were all alone and the gate is locked! Now you must look around, see what you can find to help you escape the skate park!


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Hydro-Quebec is in the dam building business and has been since the 1940s. It is desperate to find new markets for its hydropower to continue growing its profits which will ultimately force the construction of new dams. Hydro-Quebec is not interested in sustainable energy, the environment, or local communities. It is more concerned with corporate economics and business for their contractors — such as SNC Lavilin, cement manufacturers, multinational engineering firms, and many others.
Hydro-Quebec needs more markets to continue growing its profits – and has targeted the U.S. with a greenwashing campaign, partnering with multi-national corporations to promote new and bigger transmission corridors for markets in Boston, New York and other metropolitan areas.
The CEO of Hydro-Quebec was blunt when he said the future of his company depends on the U.S. importing Canadian hydropower:
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Since spring, the volunteers have been expanding the shelter to offer the public an affordable veterinary clinic, a long-held goal of the shelter. In June, the Home Depot Community Outreach Team spent a day working with other construction volunteers to move this dream forward. Considerable time was required to obtain permits to run the required sewer and water lines, get bids, and raise funds to cover those additional expenses.
The soon-to-open Coastal Animal Rescue Veterinary Clinic has hired its first paid employee. Dr. Mok was selected from over a dozen candidates because of his 13 years of experience and shared commitment to providing the public with affordable, quality veterinary care. He and his family are relocating from the Denver area.
Public support of our commitment to provide for these abandoned pets and homeless animals is making this possible. The availability of an on-site veterinarian will enable the shelter to immediately respond to an animal's medical condition and substantially reduce the shelter's medical costs.
The shelter continues to bring cats to the PetSmart Adoption Center for three-week stays and has been very successful in adopting cats to thoroughly vetted pet parents who offer permanent, loving homes.
The work of the volunteers has increased in fervor as fundraising events occur weekly: barbecues, yard sales, carwashes, restaurant fundraisers, car dealership fundraisers, cat food drives, etc. The shelter is indebted to the newspapers, television stations and numerous radio stations and websites that promote these events at no cost to the shelter. Enthusiasm for this clinic is growing rapidly.
We sincerely wish we could list the many businesses, from banks to caterers to professionals, who contribute to the success of our events. We also would like to be able to again thank the countless individuals who attend our events and generously donate quality merchandise for our frequent yard sales.
A special thank you goes to SBB Four Corners in Murrells Inlet. While SBB management knew that the shelter is nonprofit and strictly no-kill, when they learned that no salaries are paid to anyone at the shelter, even the director, they offered - and continue to offer - use of their large facility at U.S. 17 and Tournament Boulevard for these events. The next sale will be from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday and will offer a tremendous amount of furniture donated by generous Grand Strand residents for the benefit of the animals.
The volunteers will continue to work hard but ask for the public's help in raising the funds needed to purchase equipment for the clinic; surgical tables, surgical equipment, X-ray machine, etc. The shelter is a federal and state certified charity, and all donations are tax-deductible under section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations can be sent to: Coastal Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 2981, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576.
The volunteers and the many paws at Coastal Animal Rescue thank each of you for making this shared dream a reality for the public and for the abandoned pets and homeless animals.


A beautiful spectacle chain that will go with any outfit you own. With multi coloured tiny glass beads and a shiny Tibetan silver butterfly on each end of the chain. A really unique look and will brighten up even the oldest of glasses. We have a huge range of spectacle chains for sale in our shop. Please take a look. As with all of our items they are available on a buy it now option too.


Multiple rows of jewel beads and coins, cut in a sarong style. Available in a variety of colors in Chiffon. Please state your fabric and coin color preference in the comments when ordering, and include 2nd and 3rd choices.


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The purpose of the associate in applied science degree in Career Studies is to provide highly individualized and flexible programming to meet the needs of students with significant work and learning experiences whose educational and/or occupational goals cannot be met by the other technical programs of the college.
The objectives of the program include: recognizing significant work and/or learning experiences in a broad range of technical, business and specialized career fields; enhancing educational opportunities for those students who already possess significant skills and assisting individuals to advance in their chosen occupations.
A representative from the office of the academic dean will interview individuals who seek admission to this program. An applicant then constructs a portfolio which defines and documents his/her work, skills and/or learning experiences, according to specific guidelines of content and organization provided by the college. A candidate next applies for admission to the college following standard admission procedures.
A screening committee reviews the completed portfolio and interviews the candidate. Then, upon committee recommendation, the admissions office administers diagnostic testing for placement purposes. Based upon the results of the testing, the screening committee determines the candidate's Individualized Educational Plan for fulfilling programmatic requirements. The candidate then reviews the plan with his/her academic advisor and begins or rejects the program.
A student may be awarded as many as 20 credit hours toward the career/vocational/technical component of this degree upon review and evaluation of his/her portfolio. The general education and elective components of the program form the basis of the student's degree work at the college.
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Important: Water restrictions in place across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula
Milestone water safety plan approval
Water | 27 Nov 2020
Christchurch City Council is the second council in New Zealand to have a water safety plan approved under the Government's new framework for assessing risks to drinking water.
The Council's Akaroa and Takamatua Water Safety Plan has been approved by the Drinking Water Assessor on behalf of the Ministry of Health.
The plan is one of seven the Council is responsible for, under the Health Act, that need to be updated and submitted to the Drinking Water Assessor every five years.
To date, only Christchurch City Council and Hurunui District Council have had water safety plans approved under the Government's Drinking Water Safety Plan Framework, which was introduced in 2018 following the Havelock North Drinking Water Inquiry.
Chair of the Council's Three Waters, Infrastructure and Environment Committee Pauline Cotter says it represents a huge milestone for the Council.
"This is Christchurch City Council's first water safety plan approved under the Government's new risk assessment criteria.
"Staff should be congratulated on a major achievement for the Akaroa and Takamatua water supply, and the residents of those towns can be extra confident their drinking-water supply network is safe and secure."
The Akaroa and Takamatua shared water supply network draws its drinking water from four streams and two wells before being filtered and chlorinated at a local treatment plant which was constructed in 2015.
The Council is currently working to resubmit its Christchurch and Lyttelton Water Safety Plan before the end of this year to demonstrate it is supplying safe and secure drinking water for residents.
General Manager City Services David Adamson says having the Council's first water safety plan across the line will benefit the process for the others.
"Having the approval of the Drinking Water Assessor means we're now in a better position to fully understand the expectations and to apply what we've learned to our other water safety plans.
"We have confirmation that the way we assess and manage public health risks to our water supply networks, under the new framework, is robust and valid. We can now take this model and apply it to our other water safety plans, which will benefit the approval process as we need to resubmit those plans."
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Check this out. It's a portrait of yoga insanity my teacher shared with the class last night called the Double Buddhasana.
I know, right? I hurt myself just looking at it.
My first thought was somebody's going to need a good orthopedic surgeon. My second was that person won't ever be me because there's just no way. I mean, seriously. Did you see that pose? My instructor said you actually have to have somebody help you into it. That's how hard it is.
Then again… maybe that's the point.
Because for me yoga is all about the challenge. It's not supposed to be easy. It's not a practice in complacency. It's a place where my body and my spirit push the possibilities and look to see just how far I can take them. What are my limits? Where does the very edge of my abilities lie? If I go all the way, how far will I get?
Like life itself, success shouldn't be measured by whether we could or couldn't, but whether we went for it. As long as we do and give it all that we've got, it doesn't matter if we don't make the finish line. We win because we didn't settle for the merely possible. We kept pushing until we ran headlong into the impossible.
That's the Double Buddhasana. It's undoable for me. But then again maybe it's not. I won't know until I try to get there, and that's its true test.
Yes, I am 100% sure I am not that bendable. But on the other hand, I am also 100% sure I don't know for certain that I can't be, and in finding out, I'll discover a lot more about myself than the fact itself. The point isn't the pose. It's the path to it and what we find along the way. It's my willingness to give it a whirl and give it my all.
That's all the Double Buddhasana asks. And that's why I am going for it. I might not make it. But by daring to start, I already have.


The belief that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is so well ingrained that it makes it easy to think we can solve our health care cost crisis the easy way, by increasing spending in one area to bring down costs in another. It doesn't necessarily work that way, at least in the short term, which is why prevention isn't a surefire bet to keep down health insurance premiums.
But an article in today's New York Times (Working Late, by Choice or Not) indirectly points to the big benefit of wellness and prevention, which is the ability to remain in the workforce into old age, rather than having to retire or slow down substantially based on chronic disease or disability. Millions of baby boomers are now reaching the traditional retirement age of 65, but it's in their interest and the interest of the country as a whole that many of them continue working for a long while after that.
The big financial payoffs come from enhanced productivity, which increase the size of the economy, increased tax revenues to help cover the deficit, and an ability to counteract shortages in the labor force caused by reductions in immigration, policy changes, or poor planning. While I'm sure older people aren't happy about it, the fact that fewer retirees have employer paid pensions or health insurance, and that the Social Security eligibility age is rising a bit, increase the level of interest for older people to stay in the workforce.
The Times profile includes a 72 year old home care aide whose IRA lost value, an 87 year old doctor who loves to work, a 77 year old retail clerk still striving to make quota, a 78 year old plumbing inspector who likes to stay active, and a 92 year old Walmart shelf stocker who doesn't "want to sit down and die" but also probably needs the money.
The article doesn't describe what these particular folks did to stay active and healthy. But for the population as a whole wellness and prevention can play a big role. Someone who's 25 can go out drinking every night, eat poorly, not exercise, sleep too little, smoke and still manage to hold down a demanding job. But if they keep it up they'll be in tough shape by age 65 if not before. Of course, even someone who does everything right from a lifestyle standpoint can still get sick or disabled, but it's less likely.
One sector of the economy where this phenomenon will help is nursing. We often hear doom and gloom scenarios (usually from self-interested parties) about the coming nursing shortage, as older nurses retire and more people need care. But the scenario I paint is rosier: one where nurses retire later than they have in the past and more seniors in general are up on their feet, not needing nursing care.
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Q: Proving that a matrix is sparse I have the following identity:
$$L=(I-A)^TD^{-1} (I-A),$$
where $I$ is the identity matrix, $A$ is a $n \times n$ lower triangular matrix with no more than $m \ll n$ non-zero elements in each row and $D$ is a $n \times n$ diagonal matrix.
I was given the task of showing that $L$ is a sparse matrix, finding the elements $L_{ij}$ explicitly in terms of $A$ and $D$, proving that most of the $L$ entries are zeros. Any hint about how to do that?

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Panera Bread's gluten free menu is a great choice for those that have Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity.
For those that live with food allergies, intolerance, or non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), Panera Bread's Gluten Free menu offers options to you that weren't available before.
Chefs really are becoming more aware that this is a serious health issue, and are cooking more inclusively, to the joy of many who've gone hungry for years. Okay, maybe not hungry, but definitely deprived of tastes and flavors.
So cheers to those that are living with gluten-sensitivity. Let's go enjoy a meal together.
Some of the favorite gluten free menu items are the Power Breakfast Egg White Bowl with Roasted Turkey, for the health conscious, and the gluten free rosemary focaccia bread, for those that just miss eating a sandwich.
Panera Bread knows that everyone should start the day off with a healthy breakfast, so why not fuel up on something as protein packed and healthy as egg whites and turkey Power bowls, without all the calories.
If you're more of a red meat carnivore, Panera Bread has you covered there as well. Just order the steak Power Bowl option and let your red meat flag fly.
Sometimes you just get tired of being told you have to eat lettuce and tomato everywhere, for lunch and dinner, simply because you have food sensitivity. I would be exhausted by that too.
Now, Panera Bread has lunch AND dinner options for you that go way beyond the rabbit food. Hail to the PB.
Hey, I'm not cutting down the salads with the rabbit food comment. If done right, they can be oh so satisfying, as is shown below.
Panera Bread has no shortcomings on salads and dressings, and you don't feel the least bit deprived when eating something as delicious as the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad with Poppyseed Dressing. This even sounds divine (pronounced dE-vine in this fancy moment) – I'm having a Grey Poupon moment.
Don't forget to pair your salad with one of Panera Bread's delicious soups. The creamy tomato, without croutons – of course – is one of my favorite salad pairings, so go for the combo and get your soup and salad on.
And we all know a sandwich isn't complete without a tasty side, but Panera Bread seems to be lacking a little in this Gluten Free area. But hey, since they've offered soups as an option, all is forgiven.
Oh my goodness. Did I mention that you CAN eat bread here?
No longer do those of you with gluten allergies have to live without bread. And not just any bread – you get rosemary focaccia gluten free bread.
All's right with the food world again.
Cooking for those that can't eat wheat, rye, oats or barley has come a long way. Years ago, your options were limited to a lettuce and tomato salad, for fear of cross-contamination.
Now, chefs are more aware and understanding of these health issues, and have used their creative culinary skills to help everyone enjoy dining out again, regardless of food restraints.


It is intended to merge TechniData GmbH (local court of Freiburg i. Br., HRB 705756) as transferring company in the course of a simplified group merger into SAP SE as acquiring company. Therefore, the assets of TechniData GmbH in its entirety together with all rights and obligations are transferred with effectiveness as of 31 December 2016, 24:00 p.m. to SAP SE. As of 1 January 2017, 0:00 a.m. ("effective merger date"), to the date of the expiry of TechniData GmbH pursuant to Sec. 20 para. 1 No.2 UmwG all acts and businesses undertaken by TechniData GmbH shall be deemed to have been undertaken for the account of SAP SE.
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Charlotte Prichard, 11 December 2019
Step into Christmas with a little help from Socko: creators, and purveyors of sustainable socks and fellow members of the East End Trades Guild. Forget stereotypical tales of forlorn hosiery found at the bottom of your stocking, Socko's jewel-tone wares are the perfect present for conscious consumers, designed, sourced and made in the UK from post-consumer materials… Now that's pretty, pretty, pretty good going! We just had to hear more and so slipped on our preferred pattern (The Amstrad because we're fancy like that) and settled down for a chat with Socko's main pair: Emma and Alan, the wire-haired dachshund. Ruff!
CAN YOU SUM UP WHAT YOU DO IN FIVE WORDS?
Sustainable socks made in England.
FROM PODCASTS TO PLAYLISTS, WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
I'm a massive creature of habit when it comes to playlists. This has been my go-to in the studio this year: Em 2019 but I also binge my way through podcasts. From Ctrl Alt Delete to hear from fentrepreneurs, to Caliphate and Who the Hell is Hamish for intrigue, to Dear Joan and Jericha for awkward lols. Finally, I'll stick Radio 4 on. Woman's Hour is consistently brilliant.
DARN IT! SUSTAINABILITY IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF SOCKO'S MESSAGING BUT WHAT WAS IT THAT LED YOU TO EMBRACE VISIBLE MENDING AND CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION?
What a great question! It actually came about through a discussion with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) when I was still in the very early stages of planning. I wanted to get a sense of what the most sustainable fibers would be to make socks from. The insight I got from WRAP was that the most sustainable thing you can do is to make a durable, long-lasting product. Further research (yes, I'm a bit of a nerd) led me to find that people's abilities to make basic repairs and alterations is something of a lost art. This need to extend the active life of clothing and counter fast-fashion and our throwaway society led me to Socko's brand mission; to re-teach the lost art of darning. I do this through workshops and each pair of Socko socks comes with a swatch of yarn and a darning needle.
FROM THE AMSTRAD TO THE GLADSTONE, HOW DO YOU DECIDE ON A NAME FOR EACH DESIGN?
We're a British brand. I can name every person in the production process and wanted to find a way to give a nod to each of them without calling the socks The Neil, the Alison etc… So for The Originals I named each colourway after the street each of them worked on. It gave me some great, unequivocally British names. For our latest range, The Merinos, they have a very retro feel and a friend said of the prototype that it reminded him of a loading screen on an old gaming console. I named each one after British tech/gaming companies from the '70s (nerding out again).
WHAT'S THE BEST DECISION YOU EVER MADE?
To buy a one-way ticket to Paris the day I graduated.
TIME TO DAYDREAM: WHO WOULD BE YOUR DREAM TO COLLABORATE WITH AND WHY?
I've already had the honour of having Socko socks walk down the catwalk of Bethany Williams' London Fashion Week show earlier this year as well as a photoshoot for sustainable footwear company Po-Zu. So I'm already made up about those opportunities to pair with like-minded brands. Looking to the future I would love to teach some of the sustainability advocates of our age the life skill of darning; Greta Thunberg, Emma Watson and Stephen Fry* to name a few. This is because I believe that to create a successful movement, you need advocacy from the grassroots but also exposure from those who not only believe in your message but can broadcast it.
*Actually Stephen Fry's more of a dream dinner party guest but if he's interested in learning how to darn then that would make my day.
WE'RE HUGE FANS OF SOCKO TOP DOG, ALAN! WHAT ARE HIS PICKS FOR POPPING UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE?
Haha! Alan initially mis-read the question and answered "biccies" but after some thought Alan's top picks would be:
1) The Binatones because "tone" sounds like "bone".
2) The Rochstones - same rational.
3) Our brand new darning eggs, which have been hand-turned from beech off-cuts in a shed in Berkshire by the very talented Liz. Alan likes Liz because she gives him biccies...
WHICH FELLOW CREATIVES ARE YOU WATCHING RIGHT NOW?
Unsurprisingly I keep a close eye on anything to do with textiles innovation but my inspiration comes from all over. From art, to design, to fashion, to craft, there's so much overlap between these practices and so much creativity in each and every entrepreneur. The main people I watch are Celia Pym, Gina Martin, and Thom Browne.
A big round of a-paws for Emma and Alan, thanks so much for letting us into your world and for the top stocking filler info! Click here to find out more about Socko, here to get your workshop on and here to follow Alan's adventures over on Instagram.


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How a clean energy future is colliding with mining's dark past
"No one wants a mine in their backyard."
Grist / Amelia Bates
Climate + Climate & Energy
To get the United States running on clean energy will require a lot of metal: A single electric vehicle battery pack could contain around 8 kilograms of lithium, 14 kilograms of cobalt, and 35 kilograms of nickel. A wind turbine can contain more than 4 tons of copper.
Over the next several decades, global demand for these "critical minerals," a group that includes lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper, is projected to increase by 400-600 percent driven by a surge in manufacturing of renewable technologies. For some metals like lithium and graphite, it could skyrocket by as much as 4,000 percent.
China dominates this global market, processing 50-70 percent of the world's lithium and cobalt. But the Biden administration has taken a hard line against providing tax breaks to manufacturers who source metals from countries without free trade agreements with the U.S. That means that developers of technologies like electric vehicles and wind turbines need to find new supply streams – and fast.
But the process of extracting metal and mineral deposits from the earth, known as hardrock mining, has a reputation for contaminating local watersheds and causing irreparable environmental damage. That's why domestic mining projects often encounter legal challenges and protests when they are initially proposed.
"It's very hard to open up a mine in the United States. No one wants a mine in their backyard," said Jordy Lee, a program manager at the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines. "It's not clear how the U.S. is supposed to mine and produce all these minerals when there's so much pushback against the industry."
Domestic mining is governed by a 150-year old law that critics characterize as a relic of the Wild West Era. Unlike laws regulating other extractive industries like oil and gas, the General Mining Law of 1872 doesn't require companies to pay federal royalties on the resources they extract from public lands. A patchwork of more recent legislation regulates the environmental impacts of mining, but since it is distributed across multiple federal agencies, it can take years before a project gets approved. The Biden administration has recently passed a batch of bills to incentivize the buildout of a domestic supply chain to mine and process the minerals necessary for weaning the country off fossil fuels.
Now, Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, is proposing legislation that would speed up permitting for major energy and infrastructure projects, including mining. The National Mining Association has said that the bill would help hardrock mining companies meet rising demand by providing some certainty that their projects will get greenlighted.
Environmental advocates and community groups whose land risks destruction from proposed projects see it differently. Mining activity has left deep scars across the American West, where the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 40 percent of watersheds have been contaminated by hardrock mines. This environmental degradation has had particularly severe consequences for indigenous communities because many live close to the country's largest deposits of nickel, lithium, cobalt, and copper.
The history of mining in the United States is inextricably linked to the history of westward expansion. The General Mining Law of 1872, inked 150 years ago by President Ulysses S. Grant, proclaimed mineral extraction to be the highest and best use of U.S. public lands, and encouraged waves of settlers to move West, displacing indigenous people from their native lands.
A century later, the Cold War spawned another mining boom, as uranium was needed for nuclear weapons. Government incentives helped develop mining from an industry of pickaxes and shovels to one that employed massive machinery to blast through mountaintops and scrape the surface of the earth. At the time, the only law governing mining was the one Grant had signed in 1872, and companies were allowed to abandon sites without cleaning up the toxic by-products they left behind. The consequences of this unregulated activity were disastrous: More than 22,000 abandoned hardrock mines around the country still pose an environmental hazard to the surrounding area.
A train carts copper ore out of mines in Ducktown, Tennessee in 1939. Wolcott, Marion Post
After a national environmental movement swept through the nation in the 1960s, President Richard Nixon signed a series of laws that changed how the mining industry is regulated, including the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Regulations passed in the 1970s mandated that companies clean up project sites after they finished. But by the time these measures were implemented, demand for critical minerals had waned as the Cold War came to a close. When the tech boom started in the late 1990s, companies needing lithium and other metals for cell phone batteries and high-speed cables sourced them from other parts of the world. As countries like China and Chile built out their hardrock mining industries, the U.S. focused on developing other industries, like oil and gas.
"We used to be the largest lithium producer in the world and now we're one percent of it," said Ben Steinberg, a former Department of Energy official who represents the mining industry at the public relations firm Venn Strategies in Washington, D.C.. "So the knowledge about how mining operates, and what its value is to the country, is largely lost." This is all the more challenging, Steinberg said, because many of the people who live near new extraction projects are against mining at the very moment when the country suddenly needs a lot more of it.
"It's a big threat," said Joe Kennedy, a Western Shoshone activist who spoke to Grist after a day of lobbying against the mining industry in Washington, D.C. Western Shoshone lands, which stretch across parts of Nevada, California, Idaho, and Utah, have been contaminated by uranium extraction and open pit gold mining. Today, numerous companies are looking to open new gold and lithium mines in the region. "We're playing with fire, and we're probably going to get burned."
The question of how much the U.S. should develop its hardrock mining sector is hotly contested. The impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the European economy has highlighted the risk of relying too heavily on foreign nations for critical resources. Numerous environmental organizations have pointed out that the development of a circular economy in which critical minerals are recycled rather than continually extracted could decrease the country's need for mining. The environmental watchdog Earthworks estimates that recycling has the potential to reduce demand by approximately 25 percent for lithium, 35 percent for cobalt and nickel, and 55 percent for copper by 2040. But more recycling isn't likely to meet the demands for critical minerals anytime soon.
"This isn't the choice of yes or no for the need for minerals that come from the ground," said Steinberg. "This should be a conversation about how."
Both Lee and Steinberg think it's possible to mine for critical metals sustainably with the consent of locals, and also avoid repeating the mistakes of the twentieth century. But doing so will require Congress to pass stronger laws and standards.
That's why the Biden administration recently convened an interagency working group on mining reform, which has been directed to come up with recommendations for creating new environmental standards and defining procedures for incorporating local recommendations.
But some people living near proposed project sites have argued that certain parts of the country are simply too culturally precious to mine. Take Chi'chil Biłdagoteel (known in English as Oak Flat), a forested region of southeast Arizona where mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP want to build a copper mine on land sacred to members of Western Apache and Yavapai tribes. The companies hope to extract the metal material by blasting through underground ore deposits, a method that could create a crater up to two miles wide and 1,000 feet deep. Tribal members and their allies have been fighting the project for nearly two years in federal court.
In Washington, members of the the San Carlos Apache Nation protest a proposed copper mine on their native land. Win McNamee / Getty
"There are different types of sustainable mining, and one of those is the actual process of choosing where," said Blaine Miller-McFeeley, a senior legislative representative at Earthjustice. "That is just as important as choosing how." He called the bill Manchin is pushing in Congress "a sellout to industry" because it would enable mining companies to force through a project without taking concerns of the community into account, undermining the administration's purported goal of giving locals a say in the permitting process.
Kennedy said that after witnessing decades of biodiversity loss and water contamination on Western Shoshone land at the hands of mining companies, he is skeptical that domestic hardrock mining will become a truly sustainable industry.
"There would have to be a lot of built trust," Kennedy said. "I mean, the Western Shoshone should be the ones to say yes or no to this type of project because it is Western Shoshone territory. It is Shoshone land, and that really is the bottom line."
To Steinberg, Manchin's bill is a "step in the right direction," because it would streamline an outdated permitting process, but he agreed that there are certain places that should be off limits.
"We have the Grand Canyon. Probably shouldn't mine in the Grand Canyon," Steinberg said. "But we can't plan millions of years of geology, and earth's deposits are where they are, so we need a process and place for the industry and governments and the public to come together to make this vision about where to mine."
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